COMP10001 Foundations of Computing Practice Mid-Semester Test

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What percentage of the final grade does this practice mid-semester test count for?

10%

Are students allowed to use calculators and dictionaries during the test?

No

What materials are students authorized to use during the test?

None

How many marks does this practice mid-semester test contain?

40 Signup and view all the answers

What is the time allowed for this practice mid-semester test?

Forty minutes Signup and view all the answers

What is the instruction regarding communication with other students during the test?

Must not communicate with any other student in any way Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of the expression $5 * 6 // 7 + 8 % 9 / 10$?

Error Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the Python statement $tuple("bird")[::-1]$?

('d', 'r', 'i', 'b') Signup and view all the answers

How can you create a new version of a Python string 'text' where all alphabetic characters are converted to lower case and leading/trailing blank characters are removed?

text.strip().lower() Signup and view all the answers

How can you right-justify a Python string 'text' with less than 20 characters in a 20-character long string 'text20'?

text20 = text.rjust(20) Signup and view all the answers

How can you replace the first element of a Python tuple 'tup' with the special value None?

tup = (None,) + tup[1:] Signup and view all the answers

What happens when you try to add the strings '12' and '2' in Python?

'122' Signup and view all the answers

What is the output of the Python statement '"hello hello".split("e")'?

['h', 'llo h', 'llo'] Signup and view all the answers

What does the Python function `biggest_diff(subject1, subject2)` do?

It returns the biggest absolute difference in marks that any student has for the two subjects. Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for the return value to be positive in the `biggest_diff` function?

The student with the biggest absolute difference in marks has a higher mark for subject1. Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for the return value to be negative in the `biggest_diff` function?

The student with the biggest absolute difference in marks has a higher mark for subject2. Signup and view all the answers

How are the marks of students represented in the `biggest_diff` function?

Each student mark is an integer between 0 to 100 inclusive, with marks at the same position in each list corresponding to the same student. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Python variable `lw` store in the given scenario?

The last word in the non-empty Python string 'text'. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the lists being the same length in the `biggest_diff` function?

Marks at the same position in each list correspond to the same student. Signup and view all the answers

COMP10001 Foundations of Computing Practice Mid-Semester Test

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What percentage of the final grade does this practice mid-semester test count for?

Are students allowed to use calculators and dictionaries during the test?

What materials are students authorized to use during the test?

How many marks does this practice mid-semester test contain?

What is the time allowed for this practice mid-semester test?

What is the instruction regarding communication with other students during the test?

What is the value of the expression $5 * 6 // 7 + 8 % 9 / 10$?

What is the result of the Python statement $tuple("bird")[::-1]$?

How can you create a new version of a Python string 'text' where all alphabetic characters are converted to lower case and leading/trailing blank characters are removed?

How can you right-justify a Python string 'text' with less than 20 characters in a 20-character long string 'text20'?

How can you replace the first element of a Python tuple 'tup' with the special value None?

What happens when you try to add the strings '12' and '2' in Python?

What is the output of the Python statement '"hello hello".split("e")'?

What does the Python function `biggest_diff(subject1, subject2)` do?

What is the condition for the return value to be positive in the `biggest_diff` function?

What is the condition for the return value to be negative in the `biggest_diff` function?

How are the marks of students represented in the `biggest_diff` function?

What does the Python variable `lw` store in the given scenario?

What is the significance of the lists being the same length in the `biggest_diff` function?

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COMP10001 Foundations of Computing Practice Mid-Semester Test

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Questions and Answers

What percentage of the final grade does this practice mid-semester test count for?

Are students allowed to use calculators and dictionaries during the test?

What materials are students authorized to use during the test?

How many marks does this practice mid-semester test contain?

What is the time allowed for this practice mid-semester test?

What is the instruction regarding communication with other students during the test?

What is the value of the expression $5 * 6 // 7 + 8 % 9 / 10$?

What is the result of the Python statement $tuple("bird")[::-1]$?

How can you create a new version of a Python string 'text' where all alphabetic characters are converted to lower case and leading/trailing blank characters are removed?

How can you right-justify a Python string 'text' with less than 20 characters in a 20-character long string 'text20'?

How can you replace the first element of a Python tuple 'tup' with the special value None?

What happens when you try to add the strings '12' and '2' in Python?

What is the output of the Python statement '"hello hello".split("e")'?

What does the Python function biggest_diff(subject1, subject2) do?

What is the condition for the return value to be positive in the biggest_diff function?

What is the condition for the return value to be negative in the biggest_diff function?

How are the marks of students represented in the biggest_diff function?

What does the Python variable lw store in the given scenario?

What is the significance of the lists being the same length in the biggest_diff function?

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What does the Python function `biggest_diff(subject1, subject2)` do?

What is the condition for the return value to be positive in the `biggest_diff` function?

What is the condition for the return value to be negative in the `biggest_diff` function?

How are the marks of students represented in the `biggest_diff` function?

What does the Python variable `lw` store in the given scenario?

What is the significance of the lists being the same length in the `biggest_diff` function?