AP Computer Science A

Multiple Choice, 40 Questions, 50%

Question topics will include:

• • Programming Fundamentals

  • Data Structures

  • Logic

  • Algorithms/Problem Solving

  • Object-Oriented Programming

  • Recursion

  • Software Engineering

Free Response, 4 Questions, 50%

Four problems wherein students must write program code, each worth 9 points

1. Methods and Control Structures

   • Create objects of a class and call methods

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

2. Class

   • Define a new type by creating a class

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

3. Array/ArrayList

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

4. 2D Array

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

   • Create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 2D array objects