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Consider Python code containing only single-line comments (starting with #). Approximately how many bytes of memory are consumed by these comment lines at runtime?

• A significant amount of bytes

• A few bytes (negligible)

• 0 bytes

• It depends on the length of the comments

Consider Python code containing a multi-line string enclosed in triple quotes (''') that is not assigned to any variable. Approximately how many bytes of memory are consumed by this at runtime?

• 0 bytes

• A few bytes (related to the string's length and Python object overhead)

• A significant amount of bytes

• Only if the string contains special characters

For the unassigned triple-quoted string in the previous question, where in the program's memory would this data primarily reside during runtime?

• Stack

• Registers

• Heap

• Cache

If an unassigned triple-quoted string is created in Python, can the Python garbage collector eventually reclaim the memory it occupies?

• No

• Only under specific memory pressure

• Yes

• Only if the string is very large

Which of the following will occupy the most memory at runtime in a Python script?

• A docstring used in a function definition

• A large multi-line string not assigned to any variable

• A long single-line comment

• A dynamically generated string assigned to a variable

When does Python typically discard an unassigned triple-quoted string?

• At compile time

• During garbage collection

• It is never discarded automatically

• Only if it’s placed inside a function

Which is true about Python’s handling of single-line comments?

• They are tokenized but ignored during interpretation

• They are loaded into memory but not executed

• They are stripped out during tokenization and do not exist at runtime

• They are converted to null bytes to save space

Which Python code fragment creates a memory-resident object that is not referenced anywhere?

• "Hello"

• x = "Hello"

• '''Hello'''

• print("Hello")

When is an unassigned string not garbage collected?

• When it appears at the top of a module

• When it is used as a docstring

• When it is placed inside a loop

• When the script runs in optimized (-O) mode

What is Python's behavior when reading a script containing only comments and blank lines?

• The script runs but allocates memory for each line

• The script throws an error

• The script executes without allocating runtime memory

• The script generates garbage objects