Deck 12: Programming

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

  B

Question 2

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

Answer 2

  debugger​

Question 3

 Adding comments generally makes the code ________. 

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

Answer 3

  A

Question 4

 ​Computer programming is also known as ______. 

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

Question 5

 A string can contain which of the following?​ 

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

 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

Question 10

 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 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

 Which of the following is a concatenation operator?​ 

A) ​+ 
B) ​# 
C) ​= 
D) ​<

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

A) ​18 
B) ​7 
C) ​33 
D) ​42

Question 20

 Only about 10 keywords are frequently used in Python. 

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

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

Question 25

 A programming error is called a ____.​

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

A) ​* 
B) ​> 
C) ​+ 
D) ​=

Question 29

 Which of the following is a Python keyword?​ 

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

 String variables cannot be concatenated directly with integer variables.​ 

Question 34

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

Question 35

 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 36

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

Question 37

 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 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

 ​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 48

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

Question 49

 ​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 50

 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 51

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

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

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

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

 The operator != is a comparison operator.​ 

Question 63

 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 64

 Strings in Python are not case sensitive.​ 

Question 65

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

 Which of the following symbols represents the assignment operator?​ 

A) ​= 
B) ​< > 
C) ​> 
D) ​==

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

A) ​print 
B) ​else 
C) ​for 
D) ​if

Question 71

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

Question 72

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

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

Question 73

 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 74

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

Question 75

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

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

Question 76

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

Question 77

 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 78

 Logical operators are also known as Boolean operators.​ 

Question 79

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

Question 80

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