Python Coding Complete Exam 2
What Python statement would you like me to run? - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) When
Python is running in the interactive mode and displaying the chevron prompt (>>>) -
what question is Python asking you?
20 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) What will the following program print out:
>>> x = 15
>>> x = x + 5
>>> print x
.py - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) Python scripts (files) have names that end with:
for - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) Which of these words is a reserved word in Python ?
quit() - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) What is the proper way to say "good-bye" to Python?
Central Processing Unit - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) Which of the parts of a computer
actually execute the program instructions?
A sequence of instructions in a programming language - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) What
is "code" in the context of this course?
Secondary Memory - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) A USB memory stick is an example of
which of the following components of computer architecture?
The computer did not understand the statement that you entered - Correct Ans-(Chapter
1) What is the best way to think about a "Syntax Error" while programming?
Random steps - Correct Ans-(Chapter 1) Which of the following is not one of the
programming patterns covered in Chapter 1?
# This is a test - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) Which of the following is a comment in
Python?
123abc - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) What does the following code print out?
hours - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) Which of the following variables is the "most
mnemonic"?
stop - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) Which of the following variables is the "most
mnemonic"?
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Retrieve the current value for x, add two to it and put the sum back into x - Correct Ans-
(Chapter 2) What does the following statement do? x = x + 2
Parenthesis () - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) Which of the following elements of a
mathematical expression in Python is evaluated first?
2 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) What is the value of the following expression? 42 % 10
5 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) What is the value in x after the following statement
executes: x = 1 + 2 * 3 -
98 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) What value be in the variable x when the following
statement is executed?
x = int(98.6)
Pause the program and read data from the user - Correct Ans-(Chapter 2) What does
the Python raw_input() function do?
Indent the line below the if statement - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3)
What do we do to a Python statement that is immediately after an if statement to
indicate that the statement is to be executed only when the if statement is true?
= - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) Which of these operators is not a comparison / logical
operator?
Depending on the value of x, either all three of the print statements will execute or none
of the statements will execute - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3)What is true about the following
code segment:
if x == 5 :
print 'Is 5'
print 'Is Still 5'
print 'Third 5'
You de-indent the next line past the if block to the same level of indent as the original if
statement - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) When you have multiple lines in an if block, how do
you indicate the end of the if block?
You have most likely mixed tabs and spaces in the file - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3)
You look at the following text:
if x == 6 :
print 'Is 6'
print 'Is Still 6'
print 'Third 6'
It looks perfect but Python is giving you an 'Indentation Error' on the second print
statement. What is the most likely reason?
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except - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) What is the Python reserved word that we use in two-
way if tests to indicate the block of code that is to be executed if the logical test is false?
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All done - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) What will the following code print out?
x=0
if x < 2 :
print 'Small'
elif x < 10 :
print 'Medium'
else :
print 'LARGE'
print 'All done'
This code will never print 'Something else' regardless of the value for 'x' - Correct Ans-
(Chapter 3)
For the following code,
if x < 2 :
print 'Below 2'
elif x >= 2 :
print 'Two or more'
else :
print 'Something else'
What value of 'x' will cause 'Something else' to print out?
1 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) 'In the following code (numbers added) - which will be the
last line to execute successfully?
(1) astr = 'Hello Bob'
(2) istr = int(astr)
(3) print 'First', istr
(4) astr = '123'
(5) istr = int(astr)
(6) print 'Second', istr
-1 - Correct Ans-(Chapter 3) For the following code:
astr = 'Hello Bob'
istr = 0
try:
istr = int(astr)
except: istr = -1
What will the value for istr after this code executes?
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