Programming Midterm Study Guide – Key Concepts, Python Syntax, and Problem-Solving Techniques

Programming Midterm Study Guide

1. True or False; 1,500 is a valid integer literal in Python.:

False

2. True or False; A variable associates a name with a value,

making it easy to remember and use the value later in a

program.: True

3. True or False; A while loop can be used for a count-

controlled loop.: True

4. True or False; An algorithm describes a process that ends

with a solution to a problem.: True

5. True or False; Computer scientists refer to the process of

planning and organizing a program as software

development.: True

6. True or False; Conditional iteration requires that a condition

be tested within the loop to determine whether the loop

should continue.: True

, 7. True or False; Each individual instruction in an algorithm is

well defined.: -

False

8. True or False; If A is True, what will the statement "not A"

return?: False

9. True or False; In Python, % is the exponentiation operator.:

False

10. True or False; In Python, = means equals, whereas ==

means assignment.-

: False

11. True or False; In Python, a floating-point number must be

written using scientific notation.: False

12. In Python, what data type is used to represent real

numbers between

-10^308 and 10^308 with 16 digits of precision?: float

13. In Python, what does the "%" operator do in the

expression 6 % 4?: It returns a remainder or modulus.