Introdcution to Python

Question 1

Program

Answer 1

Set of instructions for a computer to follow

Question 2

Assignment Statement

Answer 2

Places an object in memory

Question 3

Variable

Answer 3

A connection between a name in the code and some data in the computer’s memory.

Question 4

Object

Answer 4

Data that is assigned to a variable

Question 5

String

Answer 5

A string of characters, written inside quotes

Question 6

Integer

Answer 6

A whole number with no fraction or decimal part

Question 7

List

Answer 7

Square brackets with commas

Question 8

Module

Answer 8

A file that has a collection of useful code that can be used in other python programs

Question 9

Method

Answer 9

A named block of code that can be called to do something

Question 10

Import Statement

Answer 10

Importing a module

Question 11

Method Call

Answer 11

Calling a method from within a module

Question 12

Syntax Errors

Answer 12

When you write something that doesn’t make sense in the grammar of the language

Question 13

Usage Errors

Answer 13

When you ask the computer to do something that doesn’t make sense.

Question 14

Logic Errors

Answer 14

What you wrote isn’t what you meant

Question 15

Function

Answer 15

Named blocks of code that doesn’t run until we till it to, core of every programmer’s work

Question 16

Statements

Answer 16

A piece of code that provides complete instructions for some action

Question 17

Simple Statement

Answer 17

Statements that don’t contain any other statements inside of them (import turtle)

Question 18

Compound Statement

Answer 18

A compound statement contains other statements inside of it

Question 19

Conditional Statements

Answer 19

Code that can do something different depending on the value of a given condition. Tells Python to run some code only when a certain condition is true.

Question 20

Function Call

Answer 20

A statement that makes a function run

Question 21

Passing

Answer 21

Giving input to a function

Question 22

Argument

Answer 22

The information being passed to a function

Question 23

Method

Answer 23

A function that is associated with an object (special function)

Question 24

Call Statement

Answer 24

A statement that when it is run, executes a block of code. Provides input

Question 25

Method Statement

Answer 25

A statement that runs a method

Question 26

Control Flow

Answer 26

The order that statements are ran

Question 27

Expression

Answer 27

A piece of code that resolves to some value. Consists of operators and operands

Question 28

Operator

Answer 28

Indicate what operation is to be performed ie (+, -, /)

Question 29

Operand

Answer 29

The numbers (or other vlaues) on which we want to perform the operations

Question 30

Parameter

Answer 30

A variable that is in the first line of a function

Question 31

Scope

Answer 31

The part of the code for which a variable is defined

Question 32

Local Scope

Answer 32

Variable defined inside a function only

Question 33

Global Scope

Answer 33

Variable defined outside of a function, can be used anywhere

Question 34

Equality Operator (= =)

Answer 34

Compares two things to see if they are equal

Question 35

If Statement

Answer 35

Checks to see if a condition is true. If it is than code under if statement will run.

Question 36

If / Else Statement

Answer 36

If condition is true, than code under if line will run. If condition is false, than code under the else line will run.

Question 37

Modulo Operator (%)

Answer 37

Divides one number by another, and then gives the remainder of that division. Creates a repeating pattern.

Question 38

Return Statement

Answer 38

Any value that we have inside of a function, from a local variable, we could return to the code that called that function

Question 39

Deterministic Program

Answer 39

A program that always produces the same output for a given input

Question 40

Random Module

Answer 40

Random.choice(), random.randit() Must be imported

Question 41

a == b

Answer 41

Is a equal to b

Question 42

a < b

Answer 42

Is a less than b

Question 43

a > b

Answer 43

Is a greater than b

Question 44

a <= b

Answer 44

is a less than or equal to b

Question 45

a >= b

Answer 45

is a greater than or equal to b

Question 46

a != b

Answer 46

is a NOT equal to b