AP Computer Science A

The multiple-choice section includes individual, single questions as well as occasional sets of 2 questions. You’ll be asked to:

• Determine the required code segments to produce a given output
• Identify the output, value, or result of given program code based on initial values
• Analyze program code for correctness, equivalence, and errors
• Describe the behavior and conditions that lead to results in a program

In the free-response section, you’ll respond to four questions with written answers:

• Question 1: Methods and Control Structures—You’ll be asked to write program code to create objects of a class and call methods, and satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements.
• Question 2: Classes—You’ll be asked to write program code to define a new type by creating a class and satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements.
• Question 3: Array/ArrayList—You’ll be asked to write program code to satisfy method specifications and create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 1D array or ArrayList objects.
• Question 4: 2D Array—You’ll be asked to write program code to satisfy method specifications and create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 2D array objects.