Intro to python

__________  is a set of precise instructions, expressed in some sort of language (e.g. textual, visual).

• An  algorithm

• A program

• Syntax

_________  is a set of precise instructions, expressed in a programming language.

• An algorithm

• A program

• Syntax

Why Python (tick 3)?

• is a high-level programming language abstracts away many low-level details of computer hardware.

• Its syntax is clean and easy to read

• A low-level programming language provides minimal abstraction from the hardware, often directly manipulating hardware resources and requiring a deep understanding of computer architecture.

• It is a platform-independent language

To execute a python program,you need a python .......

• compiler

• assembler

• interpreter

What is the syntax of a programming language?

• A type of computer hardware
• A form of data storage
• A method for debugging code
• A set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols, words, and punctuation in a programming language

Programs with  syntax errors  cannot be translated and executed.

• False

• True

A program with a logical error can be executed, but it does not work the way it should.

• True

• False

What will be the output of the following:
print("Hello world)

• Syntax error

• Hello world

• print("Hello world)

What will be the output of the following:
print("Hello Year 9")

• Syntax error. Missing exclamation mark

• Syntax error. It should have been PRINT ("Hello Year 9")

• Hello Year 9

Python uses ___ for multiplication and ___ for division

• * , /

• + , -

• x , ÷

• // , **