MSBC Lesson 1-5

Question 1

Assume the following for this question:

a = 1
b = 3
c = 2
d = 1.6
What is the value of:

a * b ** c / a

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 9

Answer 1

D. 9

Question 2

What optional named parameter can be provided to the print() function to control what is displayed between its comma-separated items?

A. end
B. sep
C. space
D. comma

Answer 2

B. sep

Question 3

Assume the following for this question:

a = -10.44
b = 20
c = 30
What is the value of:

min(a, max(b, c))

A.-10.44
B.20
C.30

Answer 3

A.-10.44

Question 4

Assuming sales is a numeric variable, which is a valid statement:

A.print(round(sales,1))
B.round(print(sales), 1)
C.print(sales, round())

Answer 4

A.

Question 5

When using the print() function, what named parameter can be used to control what is done after all items are displayed?

A. end
B. delim
C. sep
D. space

Answer 5

A. end

Question 6

How can strings be concatenated?
A.using the + operator
B.concat() method
C.using the / operator
D.None of these

Answer 6

D. None of these

Question 7

In a program, a specific value (such as a number or string) is referred to as a:
A.Constant
B.Keyword
C.Statement
D.Comment

Answer 7

A. Constant

Question 8

What will the following if statement evaluate to?

if ‘This’ < ‘that’:

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False, The result of an if’s logical expression can be a string.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

True or False: The elif statement can optionally have a logical condition.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

At the end of an if statement you must use a
A.Period
B.colon
C.semi-colon
D.comma

Answer 11

B. Colon

Question 12

True or False: The while statement includes a condition whose result is a number.

Answer 12

False

Question 14

True or False: Similar to while, the for statement uses a logical expression to test if its body will execute.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False: The range() function can be used together with for, to generate a sequence of float numbers.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The continue statement causes the program flow to move
A.Up
B.Down
C.Up or Down
D.all the options

Answer 16

A. Up

Question 17

True or False: A function you write is executed only if a statement calls that function.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False: The statement that calls a function must use variables as the arguments for the function.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

__________ variable is one that is not defined in any function.

A.A missing
B.an undefined
C.A local
D.A global

Answer 19

D. A global

Question 20

What method can be used to append a list to the end of another list?
A.extend()
B.add()
C.augment()
D.concatenate

Answer 20

A.

Question 21

Assuming the list squares is set to [1,4,9,16], what statement can be used to remove the value 1 from the list

A.alist.remove(1)
B.remove(alist,0)
C.remove(alist,1)
D.del alist.0

Answer 21

A.

Question 22

Assuming alist is a list with 4 items, what statement can be used to remove the last item from alist and assignment the variable last to its value?
A.last = alist.pop()
B.last = alist[0]
C.last = alist[-1]
D.last = alist.drop()

Answer 22

A.

Question 23

What statement can be used to remove the first item from a list named alist?
A.del alist[0]
B.remove(alist,0)
C.alist.remove(0)
D.del(alist,0)

Answer 23

A.