Quick Check Questions
python embodies elements of which programming paradigm
-procedural programming -object-oriented programming -functional programming
Who developed the python programming language
Guido van Rossum
what is the python shell
a window in which python statements and expressions are executed immediately
a python program must be compiled into an executable form before it can be run
false
a python program must be enclosed in curly braces to be executed
false
in dynamically typed languages, variables are declared to store a specific type of data
false
in python, the assignment statement is also an expression
false
python 3 is backwards compatible to python 2
false
python variables that represent integers are NOT object reference vairables
false
running a program that contains errors will cause the thonny development environment to terminate
false
the assignment operator has higher precendence than the arithmetic operators
false
the python programming language was so named after a snake was discovered in the creator's office
false
the value assigned to a variable must be numeric
false
you must use a print statement to display the result of an expression in the python shell
false
Thonny is best described as which of the following?
integrated development environment (IDE)
what is syntax boring
showing certain elements of program code in different colors
what does the term case sensitive mean
the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters matters
which of the following statement is true
the print statement is a call to a function
Python is a general-purpose programming language, appropriate for solving problems in many areas of computing
true
Thonny displays code using syntax highlighting.
true
python variables are created using an assignment statement
true
the output of a python program run in thonny appears in the shell window
true
the python shell has an integrated help system
true
the python shell is great for exploring python language features
true
the value assigned to a variable could be a floating point number
true
the value of a variable can change throughout a program
true
thonny has a package manager that lets you install and update external python packages
true
you can store a value in a variable in the python shell
true
Which of the following is NOT a principle embraced by the Pyhton programming language
verbose is better than succinct
