Python Ch 1-3

Which of the following is NOT a valid name that can be used for a variable?

• floater

• total

• 11great

• propertyTax

What program is used by a programmer to convert high-level code into executable code?

• translator

• run-time system

• interpreter

• text editor
  

The while loop is also known as what kind of a loop?

• infinite loop (Never ends)

• exit-controlled (Happens at least once) loop

• entry-controlled (May or May Never Happen) loop

• count controlled loop(uses a range of values)

What term describes the process of substituting a simple process for a complex process in a program to make the program easier to understand and maintain?

• refactoring

• abstraction

• inheritance

• instantiation

What character is used as the format operator when formatting output?

• %

• " "

• \

• $

What kind of programming language is Python?

• interpreted

• compiled

• machine

• discovered

You are reviewing the code written by another programmer and encounter a variable whose name is entirely in capital letters. What might you discern from this variable name?

• title to program

• constant value

• a variable

• a library

In Python, what does the "%" operator do in the expression 10 % 3?

• Raises 10 to the power of 3

• turns 10 into 0.10 and then multiplies by 3

• returns the whole number answer to a division problem

• returns the remainder of a division problem

What is a count controlled loop?

• It is a loop that counts iterations until a sentinel value is received.

• It is a loop that prints out a count of values for the user.

• It is a loop that continues based on a certain time interval.

• It is a loop that counts through a range of numbers to control when the loop ends.

What part of the loop comprises the statements to be executed?

• header

• body

• end

• trailer