Programming Quiz - Python

What is the difference between text-based programming and block-based programming?

• Text-based programming and block-based programming both require typing text

• Text-based programming and block-based programming both use drag-and-drop blocks

• Text-based programming uses drag-and-drop blocks, while block-based programming requires typing text

• Text-based programming requires typing text, while block-based programming uses drag-and-drop blocks

What is a flowchart?

• A diagram showing the steps to solve a problem

• A diagram showing the different ways in which data can be stored

• A diagram showing the structure of the code used in a programming language

• A diagram showing the sequence of actions in a computer program

+, –, *, / and other symbols that can be used for arithmetic calculations.

• Arithmetic operator

• Graphical user interface

• Text-based programming

• Comparison operators

What are arithmetic operators?

• Symbols used to interact with a computer using icons and menus

• Symbols used to store data of a given type

• Symbols used for arithmetic calculations

• Symbols used to compare values

Also known as a GUI; used to interact with a computer using icons and menus.

• Graphical user interface

• Flowchart

• BIDMAS

• Script mode

What is a graphical user interface (GUI)?

• An environment used to program in Python

• The structure of the code used in a programming language

• A number that can be used in a programming language

• Used to interact with a computer using icons and menus

An environment used to program in Python.

• Integrated Development and Learning Environment (IDLE)

• Machine code

• Graphical user interface

• Text-based programming

What is the Python shell?

• The feature of Python that translates the Python code into language that the computer can understand

• Python’s text editor, which allows programmers to enter a list of commands

• The language that a computer uses to carry out instructions

• The Python interactive mode, where commands can be typed directly

What is a variable?

• Data that is made up of letters, numbers or any characters on the keyboard

• A named memory location used to store data of a given type during program execution

• The different ways in which data can be stored

• A number that can be used in a programming language

What is an integer?

• A function that Python uses to capture string data from users

• Another name for the data type real

• A whole number

• Any number with a decimal point