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John von Neumann is known for the observation that the number of transistors that fit on a computer chip doubles every year

False

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The term hertz can be used to describe a computer's speed.

True

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Information in secondary memory is lost if the power is turned off.

False

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What components are part of the von Neumann model?

control unit, arithmetic logic unit, memory, input and output

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Who developed the Python programming language?

Guido van Rossum

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Python is a general-purpose programming language, appropriate for solving problems in many areas of computing.

True

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The Python programming language was so named after a snake was discovered in the creator's office.

False

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Python 3 is backwards compatible to Python 2.

False

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Python embodies elements of which programming paradigm?


Procedural programming

Object-oriented programming

Functional programming

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Which of the following is NOT a principle embraced by the Python programming language?

Verbose is better than succinct

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11

Thonny is best described as which of the following?

Integrated Development Environment(IDE)

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The output of a Python program run in Thonny appears in the shell window.

True

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Thonny displays code using syntax highlighting.

True

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Running a program that contains errors will cause the Thonny development environment to terminate.

False

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Thonny has a package manager that lets you install and update external Python packages.

True

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A Python program must be enclosed in curly braces { } to be executed.

False

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Which of the following statements is true??

The print statement is a call to a function.

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A Python program must compiled into an executable form before it can be run.

False

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What is syntax coloring?

Showing certain elements of program code in different color

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What does the term case sensitive mean?

The difference between upper and lowercase letters matter

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Why don't we use natural languages (like English) to program a computer?

Natural languages are semantically ambiguous

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What is the syntax of a language?

The rule that determine how words and symbols can be combined

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In a programming language, a syntactically valid statement has only one meaning.

True

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A program that runs without generating a runtime error will produce correct results.

False

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Which of the following would cause a syntax error?

Misspelling a keyword

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Which of the following would cause a runtime error?

Dividing by zero

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Computing the wrong answer is an example of what kind of error?

logic error

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Debugging is the process of:

Finding the root cause of an error and fixing it

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The code you write is called Python bytecode.

False

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To run a Python program, the interpreter combines your code with any library code your program uses.

True

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Python bytecode is not associated with any particular type of computer processor.

True

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The Python package installer is called pip.

True

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A graphical representation of the logic of an algorithm.

flowchart

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A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem.

algorithm

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The data needed by an algorithm to accomplish its task.

input

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The level at which an instruction is expressed.

granularity

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A language that humans use to communicate, such as French or English.

natural language

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The data produced by an algorithm.

output

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A language that is independent of any particular programming language.

pseudocode

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40

What output does the following code produce?

print(‘apple’ , ‘banana’)

apple banana

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41

What output is produced by the following code?

print(15+30)

45

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What output does the following code produce?

print('Ready', end=' ')
print('Set', end='')
print('Go')

Ready SetGo

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43

What output is produced by the following code?

print('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', sep='-')

Jan-Feb-Mar

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What output is produced by the following code?

print('oak', 'elm', 'pine', end='!', sep='#')

oak#elm#pine!

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45

What operator is used to perform string concatenation in Python?

+

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46

What output does the following code produce?

print('Total: ' + 100 + 20)

No output. This line would produce an error. (You cant concatenate a string and an integer)

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What issue must be addressed when printing a long character string?

A regular string literal cannot span across multiple lines. (use triple quote)

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48

If a variable called pioneer refers to the string 'Grace Murray Hopper', what is the result of the expression len(pioneer)?

19

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If a variable called business refers to the string 'Time Warner', what is the result of the expression business[6]?

‘a’

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If a variable called son refers to the string 'Justin', what is the result of the expression son[-3]?

‘t’

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51

You cannot change the contents of Python character string once it has been created.

True

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If a variable called jedi refers to the string 'Yoda', what is the result of the expression jedi * 3?

YodaYodaYoda

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Python comments begin with a hash mark (#) and extend to the end of the line

True

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A comment in a Python program is ignored by the interpreter.

True

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A Python comment cannot appear on a line that contains an executable statement.

False

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A Python block comment begins with a double slash (//).

False

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What is a docstring?

A character string used as a comment in a program.

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Python variables that represent integers are NOT object reference variables.

False

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In dynamically typed languages, variables are declared to store a specific type of data.

False

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Which of the following identifiers follows the convention for naming Python variables?

total_value

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Which of the following is NOT a valid Python identifier?

1stPlace

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The value of a variable can change throughout a program.

True

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Python variables are created using an assignment statement.

True

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Suppose the integer variable hours contains a value that represents a number of hours. Which of the following expressions will compute how many 24-hour periods are represented by that value, without worrying about any leftover hours.

hour // 24

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If the variable num contains a positive integer, what are the only two possible results of the expression num % 2?

0 and 1

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What is the result of the expression 43 % 5?

3

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What is the result of the expression 7 // 2?

3

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The math module contains a constant that represents the value pi to several digits.

True

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The expression x ^ y raises the value x to the power y.

False

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If both operands to the remainder operator (%) are positive, a divisor of n will produce a result in the range 1 to n.

False

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If either or both operands to the division operator (//) are floating-point values, then the result will be a floating-point value.

True

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The value assigned to a variable could be a floating point number.

True

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In Python, the assignment statement is also an expression.

False

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The value assigned to a variable must be numeric.

False

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75

What value is assigned to the variable num by the following statement if the current value of num is 4?

num = num * 2

8

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The assignment operator has higher precedence than the arithmetic operators.

False

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The input function will produce an error if the value read is not numeric.

False

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The inputint, and float functions are all built-in functions.

True

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The input function always returns the read data as a character string.

True

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80

What is text that requests user input called?

prompt

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Which of the following does the input function NOT do when it is called?

convert the user input to an integer

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82

What will happen if the variable total has the value 5 when the following code is executed?

if total > 8:
print('collywobbles')

The word collywobbles is not printed and processing continues

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83

Which value of num will cause the print statement in the following code to be executed?

if num < 15:
if num + 7 >= 20:
print('There you go!')

13

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What output is printed by the following code if it is executed when appetizer is 3 and entree is 12?

if appetizer > 1:
if entree < 7:
print('ketchup')
else:
print('mustard')
else:
if appetizer < 0:
print('mayonnaise')
else:
print('relish')

mustard

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85

Which of the following statements is true?

The statements in the body of an if must be indented

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86

Of the options given, what values of the variables heightsize, and widthwould cause the following code to set the variable weight to 100?

if height < size:
weight = 50
if width < 20:
print('short')
else:
if width > 100:
weight = 100
println('tall')

height = 15, size = 10, width = 110

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An if statement cannot have both an elif and an else clause.

False

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The relational operators all return boolean results.

True

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The result of a relational operator can be assigned to a variable.

True

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The arithmetic operators have a lower precedence than the relational operators.

False

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Which of the following is a relational operator?

<=

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Which of the following expressions could be used to determine if a is not less than b?

a>=b

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In Python, the relational operators can be used to put character strings in alphabetical order.

True

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The less than operator (<) should not be used to compare floating point values.

False

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A character string can be used as the condition of an if statement.

True

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Strings containing non-alphabetic characters cannot be compared using the relational operators.

False

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Which of the following conclusions is NOT true when using relational operators to compare character strings?

‘reset’ come before ‘reserve’

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Which of the following conclusions is NOT true when using relational operators to compare character strings?

‘fantastic’ comes before ‘Great’

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When using relational operators to compare character strings, 'ZEBRA'comes before 'ALLIGATOR'.

False

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When using relational operators to compare character strings, 'Music'comes before 'music'.

True

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