Chapter 1 - Getting started

Question 1

Object-Oriented Programming

Answer 1

Optional

Question 2

Is Python platform-dependent?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Is Python case-sensitive

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Function

Answer 4

A mini-program, goes off and does a specific thing

Question 5

How do you call a function

Answer 5

Use the function name followed by a set of parentheses

- print()

Question 6

Argument

Answer 6

values passed on to a function to work with

- print(“Game Over!”); where “Game Over! is the argument passed on to the function

Question 7

Return values

Answer 7

return (provide) information back to the part of the program that called the function

Question 8

String

Answer 8

series of characters

Question 9

String literal

Answer 9

the string is literally it’s combination of characters

-print(“Game Over”) - literally means Game Over

Question 10

Statement

Answer 10

a complete instruction (it does something)

Question 11

Code

Answer 11

programming statements

Question 12

Syntax highlighting

Answer 12

words displayed in different colors

Question 13

Script mode vs Interactive mode

Answer 13

Interactive mode - instant results

Script mode - write -> save -> run

Question 14

Comments

Answer 14

# - single line comment
''' ''' - multi-line comment

Question 15

end=””

Answer 15

used inside of print() to define the end