CSCE 110 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
input - ANSWER-a program gets data, perhaps from an external source
process - ANSWER-a program performs computations on that data from the input
output - ANSWER-a program puts the data gotten from the process somewhere
computational thinking - ANSWER-creating a sequence of instructions to solve a problem
algorithm - ANSWER-a sequence of instructions that solves a problem
python interpreter - ANSWER-computer program that executes code written in python
programming language
interactive interpreter - ANSWER-program that allows the user to execute one line of code at a
time
code - ANSWER-common word for the textual representation of a program
line - ANSWER-row of text
prompt - ANSWER-indicates the interpreter is ready to accept code
statement - ANSWER-program instruction
expressions - ANSWER-code that returns a value when evaluated
variables - ANSWER-named references to values stored by the interpreter
assignment - ANSWER-assigns a value to a variable
how do you do comments? - ANSWER-#
What can be included in a name? - ANSWER-letters, digitis, and underscores
What must an identifier start with? - ANSWER-letter or underscore (NOT NUMBER)
float - ANSWER-data type for floating-point numbers (have a decimal point)
floating-point literal - ANSWER-written with the fractional part even if the fraction is 0, as in 1.0,
0.0
ANSWERS
input - ANSWER-a program gets data, perhaps from an external source
process - ANSWER-a program performs computations on that data from the input
output - ANSWER-a program puts the data gotten from the process somewhere
computational thinking - ANSWER-creating a sequence of instructions to solve a problem
algorithm - ANSWER-a sequence of instructions that solves a problem
python interpreter - ANSWER-computer program that executes code written in python
programming language
interactive interpreter - ANSWER-program that allows the user to execute one line of code at a
time
code - ANSWER-common word for the textual representation of a program
line - ANSWER-row of text
prompt - ANSWER-indicates the interpreter is ready to accept code
statement - ANSWER-program instruction
expressions - ANSWER-code that returns a value when evaluated
variables - ANSWER-named references to values stored by the interpreter
assignment - ANSWER-assigns a value to a variable
how do you do comments? - ANSWER-#
What can be included in a name? - ANSWER-letters, digitis, and underscores
What must an identifier start with? - ANSWER-letter or underscore (NOT NUMBER)
float - ANSWER-data type for floating-point numbers (have a decimal point)
floating-point literal - ANSWER-written with the fractional part even if the fraction is 0, as in 1.0,
0.0
