5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science Principles 2022 Elite Student Edition

by Julie Schacht Sway

Overview

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The immensely popular 5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science Principles Elite Student Edition has been updated for the 2021-22 school year and now contains:

• 3 full-length practice exams (available both in the book and online) that reflect the latest exam
• “5 Minutes to a 5” section with a 5-minute activity for each day of the school year that reinforces the most important concepts covered in class
• Access to a robust online platform
• Comprehensive overview of the AP Computer Science Principles exam format
• Description of the extensive changes to the course and details about the new Explore Curricular Requirements
• Abundant examples of the new stimulus type questions
• Proven strategies on extracting information and confidently answering multiple-choice questions
• New Create Performance Task prompts and best response tactics

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264267880
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/04/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Julie Schacht Sway serves as the Technology Department Chair and Education Technology and Innovation Director at a 3K-12 independent school, and serves as an AP reader for Computer Science Principles. She teaches AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, and other programming classes to high school students.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

About the Author ix

Introduction: The Five-Step Preparation Program xi

Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program

1 What You Need to Know About the AP Computer Science Principles Assessment 3

The Basics 4

What's on the Exam? 5

Taking the AP Exam 7

2 Planning Your Time 9

Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Computer Science Principles Assessment 10

Planning for the Performance Task 11

Calendar: The Three Plans Compared 12

Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 15

How to Take the Diagnostic Test 16

AP Computer Science Principles: Diagnostic Test (Multiple-Choice Questions) 19

AP Computer Science Principles: Diagnostic Test (Answers and Explanations) 29

Analyzing Your Performance on the Diagnostic Test 34

Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success

4 Strategies to Help You Do Your Best on the Exam 37

Strategies and Tips for the Multiple-Choice Exam 38

Strategies for the Performance Task 39

Step 4 Review the Knowlede You Need to Score High

5 The Create Performance Task 45

Create Performance Task: The Basics 46

The Create Performance Task 46

Submitting Your Performance Task to the College Board 55

Rapid Review 56

6 The Explore Curricular Requirement 57

Explore Curricular Requirement: The Basics 58

Analyzing a Stimulus Question 60

Stimulus Practice Questions 62

Answers and Explanations 63

Big Idea 1

7 Creative Development 65

Creativity in Computer Science 66

Computing Innovations 66

Collaboration 67

Development Process 68

Review Questions 75

Answers and Explanations 76

Rapid Review 77

Big Idea 2

8 Data 79

Number Systems 80

Binary Number Conversions 81

How Binary Numbers Can Be Interpreted 84

Data Compression: Lossless and Lossy 86

Processing Data to Get Information 87

Metadata 89

Review Questions 91

Answers and Explanations 94

Rapid Review 95

Big Idea 3

9 Algorithms and Programming 97

Algorithms: The Building Blocks of Programming 98

Foundations of Computer Programming 100

Data Types 101

Program Statements 106

Combining Algorithms 112

Lists 115

Searching 119

Procedures 121

Simulations 125

Analyzing Algorithms 125

Review Questions 127

Answers and Explanations 132

Rapid Review 134

Big Idea 4

10 Computing Systems and Networks 137

Computing Systems 138

How the Internet Works 138

Types of Processing 141

Review Questions 142

Answers and Explanations 144

Rapid Review 145

Big Idea 5

11 Impact of Computing 147

New Ways to Communicate and Interact 148

Access to Information 150

Legal and Ethical Concerns 152

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) 154

Protecting Our Data 156

Review Questions 159

Answers and Explanations 160

Rapid Review 161

Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP Computer Science Principles Practice Exam 1 165

AP Computer Science Principles: Practice Exam 1 (Multiple-Choice Questions) 167

AP Computer Science Principles: Practice Exam 1 (Answers and Explanations) 184

Analyzing Your Performance on Practice Exam 1 189

AP Computer Science Principles Practice Exam 2 191

AP Computer Science Principles: Practice Exam 2 (Multiple-Choice Questions) 193

AP Computer Science Principles: Practice Exam 2 (Answers and Explanations) 206

Analyzing Your Performance on Practice Exam 2 211

Elite Student Edition 5 Minutes to a 5

180 Activities and Questions in 5 Minutes a Day 213

Appendix

AP Computer Science Principles Exam Reference Sheet 439

Glossary 447