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Quiz for CS1101

A general process for solving a category of problems. - algorithm

An error in a program. - bug

An intermediate language between source code and object code. - byte code

To translate a program written in a high-level language into a low-level language all at once, in preparation for later execution. - compile

The process of finding and removing any of the three kinds of programming errors. - debugging

Another name for a runtime error. - exception

Another name for object code that is ready to be executed. - executable

Any one of the languages that people have designed for specific purposes, such as representing mathematical ideas or computer programs; all programming languages are this kind of languages. - formal language

A programming language like Python that is designed to be easy for humans to read and write. - high-level language

To execute a program in a high-level language by translating it one line at a time. - interpret

A programming language that is designed to be easy for a computer to execute; also called machine language or assembly language. - low-level language

Any one of the language that people speak that evolved naturally - natural language

The output of the compiler after it translates the program. - object code

To examine a program and analyse the syntactic structure. - parse

A property of a program that can run on more than one kind of computer. - portability

An instruction that causes the Python interpreter to display a value on the screen. - print statement

The process of formulating a problem, finding a solution, and expressing the solution. - problem solving

A sequence of instructions that specifies to a computer actions and computations to be performed. - program

An interactive user interface to the Python interpreter. - Python shell

An error that does not occur until the program has started to execute but that prevents the program from continuing. - runtime error

A program stored in a file (usually one that will be interpreted.) - script

An error in a program that makes it do something other than what the programmer intended. - semantic error

The meaning of a program. - semantics

A program in a high-level language before being compiled. - source code

The structure of a program. syntax

An error in a program that makes it impossible to parse - and therefore impossible to interpret. syntax error

One of the basic elements of the syntactic structure of a program, analogous to a word in a natural language. - token.

Which of the following is NOT one of the computer languages developed in the 1950’s - BASIC (Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)

The BASIC language was developed by John G. Kemeny at which school: - Dartmouth College

A popular computer language developed by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson at Bell Labs in the 70's is: - C

The concept of a computer ‘bug’ was first attributed to ______ who found a moth stuck in a relay that caused a failure in a computer at Harvard University. The term ‘debugging’ has since come to mean correcting errors in a computer or computer program. - Grace Murray Hopper

Fortran language was designed to process business transactions - False

The COBOL language was designed to solve business problems and was adapted to processing business transactions - True

The C language was developed at Bell Labs with the objective of being the first object oriented language - False

Perl, Python, and PHP are all compiled languages - False

A program is a sequence of instructions that specifies how to perform a computation - True

The three kinds or errors that can occur in a program are_______________ - syntax, runtime and semantic

Portability means the program is written in small chunks of code. - False

During the 1990's, a major influence on programming languages was____________________ - the Internet

Python is considered to be _______________ - an internet language

Which of the following is Not a programming language. - Kuntz

A statement that assigns a value to a name (variable). - assignment statement

Information in a program that is meant for other programmers (or anyone reading the source code) and has no effect on the execution of the program. - comment

The ability to combine simple expressions and statements into compound statements and expressions in order to represent complex computations concisely. - composition

To join two strings end-to-end. - concatenate

A set of values. - data type

To simplify an expression by performing the operations in order to yield a single value. - evaluate

A combination of variables, operators, and values that represents a single result value. - expression

A Python data type which stores floating-point numbers. - float

A Python data type that holds positive and negative whole numbers. - int

An operation that divides one integer by another and yields an integer. - integer division

A reserved word that is used by the compiler to parse programs. - keyword

One of the values on which an operator operates. - operand

A special symbol that represents a simple computation like addition, multiplication, or string concatenation. - operator

The set of rules governing the order in which expressions involving multiple operators and operands are evaluated. - rules of precedence

An instruction that the Python interpreter can execute. - statement

A Python data type that holds a string of characters. - str

A number or string (or other things to be named later) that can be stored in a variable or computed in an expression. - value

A name that refers to a value - variable

A name given to a variable. - variable name

Programmers generally choose names for their variables that are meaningful and document what the variable is used for. - True

Variable names are not case sensitive. - False

Using keywords for variable names will result in a ________________ - syntax error

A script usually contains a sequence of statements. If there is more than one statement, the results appear one at a time as the statements execute. - True

An expression is a combination of values, variables, and operators. If you type an expression on the command line, the interpreter evaluates it and displays the result. - True

In a script, an expression all by itself is a legal statement, but it doesn't do anything. - True

The acronym PEMDAS is a useful way to remember the order of operations in Python. - True

As programs get bigger and more complicated, they get more difficult to read. This is why programmers should use Comments in their code. - True

Which of the following is NOT one of the rules for pseudo code: - Capitalize every word

An advantage of Pseudo code is that it is a visual technique. - False

An advantage of Pseudo code is that it requires no special tools and can easily be written on a word processor. - True

Pseudo code is a newer tool and has features that make it more reflective of the structured concepts. - True

Every flowchart must have a START and STOP symbol. - True

The use of arrows in flowcharts is optional because the flow direction is obvious. - False

A flowchart with more than 15 symbols is considered poor form. - True

Pseudo code should contain the exact same statements as the programming language that will be used. - False

One of the advantages of flowcharts is that it is hard to modify. - False

One of the advantages of pseudo code is that it implements structured concepts well. - True

The C language was developed at Bell Labs with the objective of being the first object oriented language - False

Programmers generally choose names for their variables that are meaningful and document what the variable is used for. - True

Pseudo code is a newer tool and has features that make it more reflective of the structured concepts. - True

A statement that assigns a value to a name (variable). → assignment statement

Information in a program that is meant for other programmers (or anyone reading the source code) and has no effect on the execution of the program. → comment

The ability to combine simple expressions and statements into compound statements and expressions in order to represent complex computations concisely. → composition,

To join two strings end-to-end. → concatenate,

A set of values. → data type,

To simplify an expression by performing the operations in order to yield a single value. → evaluate,

A combination of variables, operators, and values that represents a single result value. → expression,

A Python data type which stores floating-point numbers. → float,

A Python data type that holds positive and negative whole numbers. → int,

An operation that divides one integer by another and yields an integer. → integer division,

A reserved word that is used by the compiler to parse programs. → keyword

One of the values on which an operator operates. → operand,

A special symbol that represents a simple computation like addition, multiplication, or string concatenation. → operator,

The set of rules governing the order in which expressions involving multiple operators and operands are evaluated. → rules of precedence,

An instruction that the Python interpreter can execute. → statement,

A Python data type that holds a string of characters. → str,

A number or string (or other things to be named later) that can be stored in a variable or computed in an expression. → value,

A name that refers to a value. → variable, A name given to a variable. → variable name

The use of arrows in flowcharts is optional because the flow direction is obvious. - False

Variable names are not case sensitive. - False

The COBOL language was designed to solve business problems and was adapted to processing business transactions - True

One of the advantages of a function is that it allows the programmer to alter the flow of execution in the program. - False

A stack diagram shows the value of each variable and the function to which each variable belongs. - True

True or False: The graphical representation of a stack of functions, their variables, and the values to which they refer is called a traceback? - False

True or False: A local variable is a variable defined inside a function that can only be used inside its function. - True

The order in which statements are executed during a program run. - Flow of execution

The first part of a compound statement, begins with a keyword and ends with a colon ( : ) - header

A statement that executes a function. It consists of the name of the function followed by a list of arguments enclosed in parentheses. - function call

A variable defined inside a function that can only be used inside its function. - local variable

A graphical representation of functions, their variables, and the values to which they refer. - stack diagram

------ What will the output of this program be when it is executed? def test_function( length, width, height): print ("the area of the box is ", length*width*height) return length*width*height l = 12.5 w = 5 h = 2 test_function(l, w, h) print ("The area of the box is ", length*width*height)

A NameError because a variable not defined

What will the output of the following code be? def recursive( depth ): depth+=1 while (depth < 5): ret = recursive(depth) return depth ret = recursive( 0 ) print ("the recursive depth is ", ret)

None

What does the import statement in the following script do?

import StringIO

output = StringIO.StringIO() output.write('First line.\n') output.close()

It includes a Python module called StringIO into the script

The following Python script will generate an error when executed. What is the cause of the error? def function2(param): print (param, param) print (cat) def function1(part1, part2): cat = part1 + part2 function2(cat) chant1 = "See You " chant2 = "See Me " function1(chant1, chant2)

The variable cat is local to function1 and cannot be used in function2

Dot notation is reserved for variable names and cannot be used to call a function. - False

Functions always get executed first regardless to the flow of execution. - False

The 80286 microprocessor was introduced in February 1982 and was four times more powerful than the 8088. - True

What does function subroutine do? def subroutine( n ): while n > 0: print (n,) n -= 1

Counts from n down to 1 and displays each number

The following code is an example of what principle? bruce = 5 print (bruce,) bruce = 7 print (bruce)

Multiple Assignment

True/False: The % or modulus operator returns the remainder present when two integers do not divide evenly into one another. - True

True/False: An algorithm is a step by step process for solving a problem. - True

Functions allow the programmer to encapsulate and generalize sections of code. - True

One way to generalize a function is to replace a variable with a value. - False

A variable name defined in a function cannot appear in the calling program because it will cause a conflict error. - False

A function that returns an integer value grater than 0 is called a boolean function. - False

Encapsulation is the process of wrapping a piece of code in a function - True

Repeated execution of a set of programming statements is called repetitive execution. - False

A development approach that that is intended to avoid a lot of debugging by only adding and testing small amounts of code at a time is called. - incremental development

The statements inside of a loop are known as the ____ of the loop. - body

A loop where the terminating condition is never achieved is called an _______ - infinite loop

Functions can only return Boolean expressions. - False

With built in functions, it is generally acceptable to take a "Leap of Faith". - True

"Dead code" is code that performs calculations but never displays the results. - False

Boolean expressions control _________________ - recursion, conditional execution, alternative execution

The modulus operator is the same as the divide operator. - False

Chained conditionals are used when there are three or more possibilities. - True

A stack diagram shows the value of each variable and the function to which each variable belongs. - True

True or False: The graphical representation of a stack of functions, their variables, and the values to which they refer is called a traceback? - False

What will the output of the following code be? def recursive( depth ): depth+=1 while (depth < 5): ret = recursive(depth) return depth ret = recursive( 0 ) print ("the recursive depth is ", ret)

None

Functions can only return Boolean expressions. - False

A data type in which the values are made up of components, or elements, that are themselves values is known as an object data type. - False

Given any real numbers a and b, exactly one of the following relations holds: a < b, a > b, or a = b. Thus when you can establish that two of the relations are false, you can assume the remaining one is true. This principle is known as: - Trichotomy

A parameter written in a function header with an assignment to a default value which it will receive if no corresponding argument is given for it in the function call is called an optional parameter. - True

To create a new object that has the same value as an existing object is know as creating an alias - False

The following code: for fruit in ["banana", "apple", "quince"]: print (fruit) will produce the following output: banana apple quince

False

A variable that has a data type of "str" cannot be a compound data type. - False

Traversal can only be accomplished with the "while" loop. - False

Strings are easily changed with string slices. - False

The elements of a list are immutable. - False

The set of modules that are included in the default installation of python are known as the: - Standard Library

Variables that are defined inside of a module are called what? - Attributes

Creating a python script file with a .py extension on the filename and placing it in the appropriate directory is all that is required to create a module? - True

In the following Python statement, what do we call the portion of the statement before the dot ('string.')? string.capitalize('maryland') - Module

In the following segment of code what do we call the portion of the statement that follows the dot (capitalize)? string.capitalize('maryland') - Method

What will the contents of mylist be after the following code has been executed? >>> mylist = [1, 4, 2, 3] >>> mylist.append(5)

[1,4,2,3,5]

What will the following code segment do? infile.readlines() - Read all remaining lines in a file

Memory that can maintain its state without power is know as. - Non volatile memory

Which of the following is NOT a valid mode that can be used to open a file when using the 'open' statement? - x (eXecute)

The dot operator (.) permits access to attributes and functions of a module (or attributes and methods of a class or instance). - True

Pickling is a way to _________________ - preserve data structure

Exceptions allow the programmer to _________________ - write code to handle runtime errors

The Motorola Power PC 601 microprocessor contained 2.8 million transistors. True

The first patent for a microprocessor is attributed to Gary Boone and MIchael Cochran of Texas Instruments. - True.

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