Deck 11: Step-By-Step Programming With Python

Question 1

The acronym IDE stands for which of the following?

A) ​Integral Database End-user
B) ​Integrated Development Environment
C) ​Internet Data Enterprise
D) none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Instruction code for a computer program is based on an algorithm.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

​Computer programming is also known as ______.

A) ​debugging
B) ​coding
C) ​programming
D) ​none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A________ is a computer program that is used to find errors that may exist in a program.​

Question 5

A _____ in Python​ is used by programmers to explain what the code does--it does not show up when the program runs.

Question 6

Instructions that tell a computer what to do are referred to as code.​

Question 7

In programming, a sequence of characters is called a ____.​

Question 8

The most famous program in the world is a single line of code that prints "Hello Earth!" on the screen.​

Question 9

Only about 10 keywords are frequently used in Python.

Question 10

The Python programming language has its own ______, which is a set of rules that defines how it can be written.

Question 11

A sequence of steps for solving a problem or performing a task is called a code editor.​

Question 12

Which of the following is a concatenation operator?​

A) ​+
B) ​#
C) ​=
D) ​<

Question 13

The term ________ is used by programmers any time two or more characters are connected.​

Question 14

Instruction code for a computer program is based on a(n) ______.

Question 15

A string can contain which of the following?​

A) ​numerals
B) ​words
C) ​letters
D) ​all of the above

Question 16

​The ​Python programming language was named after the TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Question 17

A place to enter source code for a computer program is called a(n) _______.

A) ​interpreter
B) ​code editor
C) ​debugger
D) ​compiler

Question 18

To include more than one line of comments in your code, you must start each line with which of the following symbols?

A) ​#
B) ​*
C) ​+
D) ​==

Question 19

Adding comments generally makes the code ________.

A) ​easier to understand
B) ​harder to read
C) ​harder to maintain
D) ​none of the above

Question 20

The Python programming language has a small vocabulary of how many keywords?

A) ​18
B) ​7
C) ​33
D) ​42

Question 21

An error in a program code is referred to as a tick.​

Question 22

A program containing a _____ error will run without displaying an error message, but it will not produce the expected result.​

Question 23

Putting data in a variable is referred to as assigning a ____ to it.​

Question 24

Syntax errors and ____ errors are the two most frequently encountered when debugging a program.​

Question 25

The process of tracking down bugs and correcting them is called ______.​

Question 26

A ____ is a named memory location that holds data specified by a programmer or entered by an end user.​

Question 27

A programming error is called a ____.​

Question 28

Which of the following is a Python keyword?​

A) ​elif
B) ​else
C) ​def
D) ​all of the above

Question 29

When storing data in a variable, programmers use which symbol to indicate the assignment operator?​

A) ​*
B) ​>
C) ​+
D) ​=

Question 30

Which of the following is a valid variable name in Python​?

A) first_name
B) ​76trombones
C) ​class
D) ​more$

Question 31

String variables cannot be concatenated directly with integer variables.​

Question 32

Which of the following is considered to be a common data type?​

A) ​integers
B) ​strings
C) ​floating-point numbers
D) ​all of the above

Question 33

Python keywords, such as print and class, are not allowed as variable names.​

Question 34

​Programmers think of variables as empty boxes where data can be stored.

Question 35

Which of the following is not a Python syntax rule?​

A) ​Comments always start with a # symbol.
B) ​Python is case sensitive.
C) ​Strings are delineated by == symbols.
D) ​Keywords can only be used for their intended purpose.

Question 36

A good name for a variable that will contain a first name would be "last_name."​

Question 37

In Python, using the keyword _____ means you want the computer to display something on the screen.​

Question 38

A syntax error occurs when an instruction does not follow the rules of the programming language.

Question 39

The type of data that a variable can hold is referred to as its ______.​

Question 40

The process of creating a variable is sometimes referred to as _____ a variable.​

Question 41

A ______ is a description or template that the computer uses to create an object.​

Question 42

​When programmers want one thing to happen when a condition is true and something else to happen when it is false they use the ______ statement.

A) ​elif
B) ​if...else
C) ​if
D) ​none of the above

Question 43

An instance of a class is said to be __________ (created) from the class.​

Question 44

Classes enable programmers to build objects with multiple _______ and define ways for objects to interact with each other.​

A) ​programs
B) ​variables
C) ​attributes
D) ​none of the above

Question 45

_______ programming is a style of programming that focuses​ on using objects to design and build applications.

Question 46

In programming, an ______ is a symbol that represents an action.​

Question 47

​There is no limit on the number of elif statements that can follow an if statement.

Question 48

A class attribute defines the characteristics of a set of _______.

A) ​methods
B) ​classes
C) ​instances
D) ​objects

Question 49

​To instruct the computer to perform a calculation, programmers use an _______ expression, which contains values and arithmetic operators.

Question 50

An object created from a class is called an instance.​

Question 51

In mathematics, the order of _______ is a collection of rules that dictate which procedures to perform first when calculating an arithmetic expression.​

Question 52

The object-oriented ________ is based on objects and classes that can be defined and manipulated by program code.​

Question 53

​The if command requires which of the following as punctuation?

A) ​a colon
B) ​a period
C) ​a dash
D) ​none of the above

Question 54

In Python, the order of operations dictates that addition and subtraction are performed first.​

Question 55

A _______ control structure tells a computer what to do based on whether a condition is true or false.​

Question 56

You can use the float() command to convert the input data to an integer.​

Question 57

​A comparison operator is used in an expression to compare two______.

A) ​expressions
B) ​classes
C) ​values
D) ​symbols

Question 58

Input can be accepted from a _______ or a _______.​

Question 59

The if command is an example of a selection control structure.​

Question 60

The ______ command allows the program to display a message on the screen that asks a user to enter information.​

Question 61

The code block within every function starts with a semi-colon (;).​

Question 62

A programmer-defined _______ is typically a block of code that is part of a program but is not included in the main execution path.​

Question 63

Before you can increment or decrement a variable, you have to _______ it.​

Question 64

A ______ control structure allows programmers to write code that can repeatedly execute a statement or a series of statements.​

Question 65

A ______ is a numeric variable used for counting something, such as the number of times to execute a loop.​

Question 66

The section of code that repeats is referred to as a _____ or an _______.​

Question 67

The control statement for a for-loop begins with what command word?​

A) ​print
B) ​else
C) ​for
D) ​if

Question 68

Logical operators are also known as Boolean operators.​

Question 69

To advance the number of times a statement is executed, use a(n) ________-loop.​

A) ​if
B) ​else
C) ​for
D) ​none of the above

Question 70

When you do not know in advance the number of times you want to execute a statement, use a ______-loop.

A) ​for
B) ​while
C) ​if
D) none of the above

Question 71

Which of the following symbols represents the assignment operator?​

A) ​=
B) ​< >
C) ​>
D) ​==

Question 72

You can define functions in Python using the _______ command.​

A) ​def
B) ​if...else
C) ​if
D) ​none of the above

Question 73

The operator != is a comparison operator.​

Question 74

An accumulator is a numeric variable in which values are repetitively subtracted.​

Question 75

A ______ in Python is an ordered group of items that can be numbers or strings that are modifiable.​

Question 76

Which of the following words is a logical operator in Python?​

A) ​NOT
B) ​OR
C) ​AND
D) ​all of the above

Question 77

The contents within a parentheses that are passed to a function are called ________.

A) ​variables
B) ​definitions
C) ​values
D) ​parameters

Question 78

Strings in Python are not case sensitive.​

Question 79

To ______ a variable means to add an amount to its current value.​

Question 80

The == symbol is referred to as the ______ operator.​