Chapter 1 Programming Questions

Try the following steps:

1. Start the Python interpreter in interactive mode.

   1. At the »» prompt, type the following statement

      1. print (‘This is a test of the Python interpreter.’)

   2. After pressing the Enter key, the interpreter will execute the statement. If you typed everything correctly, your session should look like this:

      1. »»print (‘This is a test of the Python interpreter.’)

         This is a test of the Python interpreter.

         »»

2. print (‘This is a test of IDLE.’)

Use what you’ve learned about the binary numbering system in this chapter to convert the following decimal numbers to binary:

1. 11

2. 65

3. 100

4. 255

Use what you’ve learned about the binary numbering system in this chapter to convert the following binary numbers to decimal:

1. 1101

2. 1000

3. 101011

Look at the ASCII chart in Appendix C and determine the codes for each letter of your first name.