Purpose of the Contest
To evaluate competitors’ understanding and ability in: solving a problem using software as well as displaying coding skills.
Students should be prepared for the competition by developing the following knowledge/abilities:
Problem Solving/Knowledge
- Flowcharts/Pseudocode
- User Requirements
- Testing
- Presentation of Software Developed
- Math
Programming Skills
- Variables
- File I/O
- Arrays
- Control Structures
- Console Based Applications
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Current Year Scope
Coding Scope 2021
Previous Year Scope
FINAL - Coding - 2020 DSBN Scope
Coding-scope DSBN Skills 2019
2018 DSBN Coding Challenge Scope