Quiz on Pythonic Programming Paradigm

What is the main focus of functional programming?

• How to solve problems

• What to solve

• When to solve problems

• Where to find solutions

Which of the following is a characteristic of functional programming?

• Emphasis on iteration

• Data is mutable

• Focus on state changes

• Data is immutable

What type of functions does functional programming primarily use?

• Impure functions

• Procedural functions

• Pure functions

• Recursive functions

Which of the following is NOT a feature of functional programming?

• Higher-order functions

• Recursion

• Iteration using loops

• Lazy evaluation

What does referential transparency mean in functional programming?

• Functions must be impure

• Functions can have side effects

• Functions can be replaced with their values

• Functions can change state

Which of the following is a built-in higher-order function in Python?

• while

• map

• loop

• if-else

What is the purpose of the filter function in Python?

• To modify data

• To extract elements based on a condition

• To combine elements

• To sort elements

Which programming paradigm focuses on logic and proof search?

• Logic programming

• Procedural programming

• Functional programming

• Object-oriented programming

What is a key feature of parallel programming?

• Single-threaded execution

• Simultaneous execution of multiple actions

• Sequential processing

• Synchronous execution

In network programming, what is a socket?

• A type of variable

• A software abstraction for communication

• A data structure

• A programming language