Python 1

Question 1

Can you name two of the most basic functions in Python?

Answer 1

print ( ) Input ( )

Question 2

What does the Print function do in Python?

Answer 2

It allows the computer program to communicate with the user by displaying information on screen.

Question 3

When assigning names to variables, should they be written in uppercase, lowercase or a mixture of both?

Answer 3

Variables should be written in lowercase

Question 4

How should different words be connected when writing names for variables?

Answer 4

With underscores

Question 5

What character precedes a comment?

Answer 5

#

Question 6

How would you include quotation marks when using the print command? For example how would you print to screen the below text?

he said it is a “beautiful day” in his country

Answer 6

A back slash is used before the special characters,

print (“he said it is a "beautiful day" in his country”)

Question 7

How is a variable assigned in Python? (String)

In your example assign the word ‘Guitar’ to a variable called ‘Instrument’

Answer 7

instrument = “Guitar”

Question 8

What two commands would set Peter to the variable name and then print it to screen.

Answer 8

name = “Peter”

print (name)

Question 9

Name two of the most common errors that Python will return

Answer 9

SyntaxError

NameError

Question 10

What is a floating number (or a float)?

Answer 10

A floating number is a decimal number.

Question 11

How is a variable assigned in Python (Integer or float)

In your example assign an integer and a float number to a variable called ‘value_int and value _float’

Answer 11

value_int = 9

value_float = 9.1