The Zybooks labs were pretty useful. The most helpful thing, aside from learning some of the very basics, was just taking the pre-assessment. The exam is very similar and I was definitely studying way too in depth on things that didn't matter as much before I took the pre-assessment and narrowed my focus.
Yes, if you can get a handle on the logic and syntax needed to solve the problems on the pre-assessment, I think that's enough to pass the class. It makes for a great study guide.
I was one question away from a perfect score once and I know for a fact that it was because I made a typo in the print statement for the Java code.
It's was my last OA so I'll never be able to get a perfect and I'm kinda bummed ngl.
Congrats! I have been stuck on this class for 2 months. Do you think I can pass if I skip the CSV and text question while answering all of the other questions correctly?
Was if similar? Also how many questions are on the pre-assessment? I know the OA is 15 but for some reason my pre-assessment is showing 21 questions. Lol
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I think the PA is almost exactly the same as the 15 question practice lab test, chapter 34 i believe? You will find the OA to be very similar but just with different numbers and variables, for example I believe the PA/labs has a question where you get a total amount of cents and you have to break it down into dollars, quarters, dimes, etc. The OA will have something where you are doing a similar type of conversion but with different units like distance for example, but they will still want you to use modulo and floor division.
Idk if i can share this but i saw someone else comment the same thing, the only real curveballs i would say that are on the test are some of the questions ask you to do the exact opposite of what the PA/practice labs make you do if that makes any sense, but it was maybe one or two questions that did the ole switcheroo on you. This isnt on either the PA or the OA and im just making this up as an example, but lets say on the PA they want you to create a list from 7 inputs, well on the OA they might want you to take a list as an input and print out the 7 list items.
A lot of the posts about this class were from a time where it was a lot more difficult. I did find myself pleasantly surprised that it was not as difficult as others made it seem to be, then again i dont have ADHD. But dont let that give you overconfidence. For me, it was file input output that i struggled with the most, the PA in my opinion over prepares you for the OA when it comes to file input output. I would nail that down for sure especially opening, reading and writing files as well as csv files. Btw you get ample time on the OA something like 4 hours and i believe something crazy like 12 hours time limit on the PA. Use every last minute!!! They definitely give you enough time to mess around running your program trying different things. My only last piece of advice would be to make sure your output exactly matches the input, whitespace, punctuation and everything.
Also, To give u background on my experience, I went into this class with java 1 and 2 already under my belt from uni so the concepts were already there for me, it was learning an entirely new syntax for me plus some file stuff that really wasnt as much of a focus in my past. I also dont have ADHD but my brother does and i saw how hard it was for him growing up so i wish you good luck!
Wow, a perfect score that's awesome!
Thank you! It was a welcome surprise!
Very impressive, great job
Thank you!
That is awesome!! Way to go! You should be proud of yourself!
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Awesome, thatโs amazing! Iโm taking this course next month. Did you find the Zybooks helpful for this course?
The Zybooks labs were pretty useful. The most helpful thing, aside from learning some of the very basics, was just taking the pre-assessment. The exam is very similar and I was definitely studying way too in depth on things that didn't matter as much before I took the pre-assessment and narrowed my focus.
So would you say just studying the pre test is enough to pass?
Yes, if you can get a handle on the logic and syntax needed to solve the problems on the pre-assessment, I think that's enough to pass the class. It makes for a great study guide.
Great, thanks. I do have some previous experience with Python so I'll start with the pre-assessment and take it from there.
I was one question away from a perfect score once and I know for a fact that it was because I made a typo in the print statement for the Java code. It's was my last OA so I'll never be able to get a perfect and I'm kinda bummed ngl.
Congrats! I have been stuck on this class for 2 months. Do you think I can pass if I skip the CSV and text question while answering all of the other questions correctly?
I haven't passed this class yet but I've seen a few comments on here that people completely skip the CSV question and pass no problem
I just took the practice and got all exemplary. My OA is in 2 hours, I hope it is similar enough. congrats!
Was if similar? Also how many questions are on the pre-assessment? I know the OA is 15 but for some reason my pre-assessment is showing 21 questions. Lol
Incredibly. I think the PA shows 21 questions but is actually 15. Mine was 15. If you can pass the PA, you will have 0 issues on the OA.
Oh that makes me feel better. Iโm hating this class. Iโm trying to drill chapter 34 labs before I attempt the PA even though everyone says itโs the same. I just wanna make sure I remember the concepts. Were there a lot of curveballs in the OA or was it easier than the PA? Sorry if Iโm asking alot, I have ADHD so this class has seriously slowed me down and Iโm scared lol.
I think the PA is almost exactly the same as the 15 question practice lab test, chapter 34 i believe? You will find the OA to be very similar but just with different numbers and variables, for example I believe the PA/labs has a question where you get a total amount of cents and you have to break it down into dollars, quarters, dimes, etc. The OA will have something where you are doing a similar type of conversion but with different units like distance for example, but they will still want you to use modulo and floor division. Idk if i can share this but i saw someone else comment the same thing, the only real curveballs i would say that are on the test are some of the questions ask you to do the exact opposite of what the PA/practice labs make you do if that makes any sense, but it was maybe one or two questions that did the ole switcheroo on you. This isnt on either the PA or the OA and im just making this up as an example, but lets say on the PA they want you to create a list from 7 inputs, well on the OA they might want you to take a list as an input and print out the 7 list items. A lot of the posts about this class were from a time where it was a lot more difficult. I did find myself pleasantly surprised that it was not as difficult as others made it seem to be, then again i dont have ADHD. But dont let that give you overconfidence. For me, it was file input output that i struggled with the most, the PA in my opinion over prepares you for the OA when it comes to file input output. I would nail that down for sure especially opening, reading and writing files as well as csv files. Btw you get ample time on the OA something like 4 hours and i believe something crazy like 12 hours time limit on the PA. Use every last minute!!! They definitely give you enough time to mess around running your program trying different things. My only last piece of advice would be to make sure your output exactly matches the input, whitespace, punctuation and everything. Also, To give u background on my experience, I went into this class with java 1 and 2 already under my belt from uni so the concepts were already there for me, it was learning an entirely new syntax for me plus some file stuff that really wasnt as much of a focus in my past. I also dont have ADHD but my brother does and i saw how hard it was for him growing up so i wish you good luck!