Python Introduction - Level 1

Python is used in Digital Technology. Python is best described as:

• Database Technology

• Social Media App like TikTok

• Python is a programming language.

• A very large snake found in South America

One of the very first commands we learn when studying programming is:

print("Hello, World!")

What is the output of this statement.

• "Hello, World!"

• Howdy Partner

• Hello World

• Hello, World!

Why do we learn and use Python?

Tick or select the options which are true.

• It is often used in First Year University courses as a good language to learn and understand programming.

• Python can be used to help create web applications.

• Python is a video editing app - used take photos and record videos - just like a video camera.

• Python has a simple commands similar to the English language.

The word Syntax - is best defined as:

• Assigning a value to a variable

• The rules and key words - which must be correctly used to program in Python.

• Looping to the stars

• Combination of Syn and Tic Tax

In a program we often need to test a condition - using less than, greater than, equal to etc.

What does this statement mean ?

if 5 > 2:

print("Five is greater than two!")

• if 5 is less than 2

  (only do this step if evaluates to TRUE)

• if 5 is equal to 2

  (only do this step if evaluates to TRUE)

• if 5 is not equal to 2

  (only do this step if evaluates to TRUE)

• if 5 is greater than 2

  (only do this step if evaluates to TRUE)

Python Variables

In Python, variables are used to store ?

• Values

• Food

• Boxes

• Digital Brilliance

Comment Lines - In Python we can add comments to our code. The character used to indicate the line is a comment is ?

• !! this is a comment

• * no this is a comment

• # I think - this is a comment

• !@#$ this could be a comment

Concatenation - is a big word !

What does it mean in coding ?

• Add numbers quickly

• Storing data in memeory

• Joining text values, to provide more meaningful output for example joing FirstName with LastName to produce FullName

• Reversing the order of text

The command

varFirstName = "John"

Is explained as follows:

• The variable is less than 10

• The variable is assigned the string value in double quotes

• Who is John ?

• I have no idea

A value stored in a Variable can have certain data types.

Integer - int

Text - String - str

Float - float

There are also other data types...

Select the correct combination of data and data type below:

• int - Integer "This is an integer"

• int - Integer 3.14

• int - Integer 77

• int - Integer TRUE