Python Midterm Review

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You are running a Python script that is supposed to write data to an open file, but discover that the file contents are being erased each time the script runs. What is most likely the issue?

Back

The file was opened using a mode string other than 'a'.

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What is the name used for the integrated program development environment that comes with a Python installation?

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IDLE

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What term describes the process of substituting a simple process for a complex process in a program to make the program easier to understand and maintain?

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abstraction

Front

You are running a Python script that is supposed to write data to an open file, but discover that the file contents are not updating even after the script finishes. What is most likely the issue?

Back

The file was not closed using the close() method.

Front

What list method should you use in order to remove and return the element at the end of the list named "books"?

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books.pop()

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In a computer, what component is known as the "processor"?

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CPU

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What kind of programming language is Python?

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An interpreted language.

Front

What must be done in order to concatenate a string and a float object?

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The float object must be converted to a string object via the str() function.

Front

When a sender of information encrypts that information, what is the resulting text known as?

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cipher text

Front

When declaring a tuple, you enclose the tuple's elements in what two characters?

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