Python Programming Quiz

What is the purpose of comments in a Python program?

• To break up the code into smaller functions

• To describe sections of code and document what functions do

• To store values in memory

• To perform mathematical operations on variables and values

What is the main function used for in a Python program?

• To store values in memory

• To perform mathematical operations

• To control the flow of the program by calling other functions

• To import external modules

Which of the following is NOT a basic data type in Python?

• String

• Integer

• Float

• Array

What is the result of type casting '10.5' using int('10.5') in Python?

• 10

• 10.5

• An error

• '10'

What does the operator '//' perform in Python?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Integer Division

• Exponentiation

What does the operation "%" do?

• Returns the product of two numbers.
• Returns the remainder then assign result.

• Returns the quotient of two numbers.
• Returns the sum of two numbers.

What are conditionals?

• Statements in programming that are always executed
• Variables that store multiple values
• Tests that allow you to make decisions in your code, return as True or False.

• Functions that return a value

What are if statements?

• If statements are used to define functions in programming
• If statements are conditional statements that execute a block of code if a specified condition is true.
• If statements are used for looping in programming
• If statements are only used in Python programming language

What does a while loop do?

• Repeats a block of code while a specified condition is true.
• Skips a block of code if a condition is true.
• Executes a block of code only once.
• Repeats a block of code until a specified condition is false.

What does a for loop do?

• Iterates over a sequence of elements and executes a block of code for each element.
• Skips every other element in a sequence
• Multiplies each element in a sequence by a constant value
• Reverses the order of elements in a sequence