Python 3 Programming Language Subset

According to the PLS document, what will Pearson not do when setting assessment tasks?

• Go beyond the scope of the PLS.

• Include questions from other programming languages.

• Provide hints during the assessment.

• Allow the use of any Python 3 constructs.

What symbol indicates where expressions or values need to be supplied in the PLS?

• #

• <>

• //

• {}

What is considered a comment in PLS?

• Anything on a line after the character #

• Anything on a line after the character //

• Anything on a line after the character <>

• Anything on a line after the character {}

What are identifiers in PLS?

• Any sequence of letters, digits, and underscores, starting with a digit

• Any sequence of letters, digits, and underscores, starting with a letter

• Any sequence of letters, digits, and underscores, starting with an underscore

• Any sequence of letters, digits, and underscores, starting with a special character

What is the PLS equivalent of the data type 'real'?

• int

• float

• bool

• str

How are constants conventionally named in PLS?

• In all lowercase characters

• In all uppercase characters

• With a mix of uppercase and lowercase characters

• With special characters

What is the PLS equivalent of the data type 'string'?

• list

• str

• int

• bool

Which arithmetic operator is used for division?

• *

• /

• +

• %

What is the meaning of the relational operator "!="?

• equal to

• greater than

• not equal to

• less than

Which logical/Boolean operator inverts the result?

• and

• or

• not

• ==