String Manipulation Quiz

What is the act of manipulating, extracting or changing the characters in a string variable called?

• Variable declaration

• Algorithm design

• String manipulation

• Data analysis

In the example of an online form, what do we need to do with the entered strings for the first and last name?

• Extract the first letter and convert to uppercase, then convert the rest to lowercase

• Convert to binary

• Count the number of characters

• Remove all special characters

What is the purpose of text parsing in a search engine?

• Extract the number and characters from a string to provide a sensible output

• Encrypt the search query for security

• Delete the search query after processing

• Translate the search query to a different language

In the train ticket example, what is the purpose of manipulating the string for long train station names?

• To increase the font size on the ticket

• To fit the names on a printed ticket by abbreviating them

• To remove the names completely

• To change the color of the names

What does the 'dot length' command return for a string?

• Number of uppercase characters

• Number of special characters

• Length of the string

• Number of lowercase characters

How do we convert a string to uppercase in the given syntax?

• string.uppercase()

• string.convertUpper()

• string.toUpper()

• string.upper()

What does the 'dot substring' command do?

• Returns the entire string in lowercase

• Returns the entire string in uppercase

• Returns part of the string starting at the character of the first parameter and up to the number of characters in the second parameter

• Returns part of the string starting at the first character

How do we concatenate separate strings together?

• Using the subtraction operator

• Using the addition operator

• Using the division operator

• Using the multiplication operator

What does the 'ASC' command do in the given syntax?

• Converts the string to uppercase

• Returns the character from the ASCII number supplied in brackets

• Converts the string to lowercase

• Returns the ASCII value of the character supplied in brackets

What is the equivalent of 'dot length' in Python?

• len()

• size()

• count()

• length()