PCEP Practice Test - Python

Which of the following expressions evaluate to a non-zero result ? (Select two answers)

• 4 / 2 - 2 ** 1

• 4 / 2 + 2 ** 1

• 1 // 2 + 3 * 4

• 1 ** 2 - 4 // 3

Which one of the following asks the user for a string value and assigns it to the variable password ?

• input = password ("Enter password")

• password = input(Enter password)

• password = input("Enter password")

• password = str("Enter password")

Refer to code image. Which one of the following code snippets prints the width and height variables separated by a multiplication sign (*) ?

• print(width, height, *)

• print(width, *, height)

• print(width, height, sep='*')

• print(width, height, multiply() )

Answer explanation

Given the literal "False", identify the correct data type.

• Boolean

• String

• Integer

• Float

Given the literal True, identify the correct data type.

• Boolean

• String

• Integer

• Float

A process in which the source code is immediately executed without translating into machine code is called

• linking

• compilation

• interpretation

• debugging.

Identify the operation that has the highest priority according to the operator precedence table in python.

• Exponentiation

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Floor Division

A syntax is a part of a language definition which describes the rules used to build

• the sentences from a set of words.

• the symbols from a set of dots.

• the words from a set of symbols

• the data from digits.

Which of the conditional instruction syntax is executed correctly when the variable places_occupied is greater than 0 ?

• if places_occupied > 0 :

• if places_occupied 0 > :

• if : places_occupied > 0

• places_occupied > 0 : if

Refer to code shown. Identify condition at a and b so that ## is printed.

• a = shift =< 2

  b = shift > 2

• a = shift > 2

  b = shift <= 2

• a = shift >=2

  b = shift < 2

• a = shift <= 2

  b = shift > 2