01 - Introduction to Python

A computer ________________ is a detailed, step-by-step set of instructions telling a computer exactly what to do.

• program

• algorithm

• function

• language

Computer languages that are designed to be used and understood by humans are ________________.

• machine code

• high-level languages

• natural languages

• binary code

A statement is ________________.

• a part of an algorithm

• a complete computer command

• a solution to a problem

• a translation of machine language

Which of the following is FALSE about compilers?

• They translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code

• Compiled code can be used multiple times without recompilation

• If an error is found in a line, the compiler pauses the translation and prompts the user to correct the error

• It optimises the code

Which of the following is an interpreted language?

• C

• C++

• Python

• Fortran

Which of the following translators do not produce an object file?

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Assembler

Which of the following symbols is used to place a multiline comment?

• +

• #

• " ( or ' )

• " " " ( or ' ' ' )

Which if the following is a disadvantage of Python?

• Compulsory variable declaration before using them

• Python is not easy to understand

• Python is slower than compiled programs in cases of large-scale simulations

• Python is an open-source programming language

Which of the following is TRUE about Python?

• Python is a low-level language

• Python does not support object-orientated programming techniques

• Python is a compiled language

• Python is an open-source programming language

The items listed in the parenthesis of a procedure definition are called ________________ .

• comments

• scripts

• parameters

• variables