Python Essentials Part 1: Module 1 Quiz

Python is an example of: a. a high-level programming language b. a natural language c. a machine language

a. a high-level programming language

A complete set of known commands is called: a. an instruction list b. a low-level list c. a machine list

a. an instruction list

what is IDLE? a. it's an acronym that stands for Integrated Development and Learning Environment for Python b. it's a python version c. it's an acronym that stands for Interactive Development and Learning Extension

a. it's an acronym that stands for Integrated Development and Learning Environment for Python

what do you call a tool that lets you launch your code step by step and inspect it at each moment of execution? a. a console b. a debugger c. an editor

b. a debugger

What is source code? a. another name for source file b. a program written in a high-level programming language c. machine code executed by computers

b. a program written in a high-level programming language

what is an example of a Python file extension? a. pi b. py c. p

b. py

what python version is covered in this course? a. python 1 b. python 3 c. python 2

b. python 3

what is CPython? a. it is another name for Cython, a superset of the python programming language b. the default implementation of the python programming language c. a compiled language used to perform high-level programming functions

b. the default implementation of the Python programming language

how did Python, the programming language, get its name? a. Guido van Rossum named it after the Pythonidae - a family of large, nonvenomous snakes b. Guido van Rossum named it to honor Python of Catana, a dramatic poet of the time of Alexander the Great c. Guido van Rossum named it to honor Monty Python's Flying Circus, a BBC comedy series popular in 1970s

c. Guido van Rossum named it to honor Monty Python's Flying Circus, a BBC comedy series popular in 1970s

what do you call a computer program which directly executes instructions written in a programming language? a. a translator b. a compiler c. an interpreter

c. an interpreter