Python Basics Test

Which Python command is used to output information to the screen?

• read
• output
• print
• display

What is syntax?

• Syntax is the word used to describe a variable
• Syntax is the rules of the programming language
• This is used to read information
• It is used to output information 

What will the following code do:
print("What is your name")

• Allow you to type in your name
• Display the words 'What is your name' on the screen
• Allows you to enter information
• prints your name to the screen

Why will the following code not work:
print("Welcome to my program)

• There is a quotation mark missing
• print should be in uppercase
• There should not be any brackets
• print is spelt incorrectly

The following code is used to create a variable and store a value. Why will it NOT work?
my number = 36

• The variable can't store a number
• A variable name cannot have any spaces
• There variable name can't be called my number
• It can't store the number 36

Which command in Python allows you to type information in?

• print
• IF
• read
• input

How do you add comments to your code?

• You can't add comments
• By using the hash (#) symbol
• By using the asterisk (*) symbol
• Using the print command

What does the following code do?
number = 3.7
newNumber = int(number)

• Converts the number into a whole number
• Converts the number into text
• Converts the number into a decimal number
• Round the number

What is a variable?

• Something that does not change
• A space in the computers memory where information can be stored
• A variable is a number
• A variable is text

What is the word used to describe the conversion of one type of data (example integer) to another data type.

• Casting
• Variable
• Changing
• Modifying