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Which of the following is the most accurate definition of an algorithm?
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of an algorithm?
- A Python interpreter that translates code.
- A program written in Python.
- A set of precise instructions to solve a problem. (correct)
- The syntax rules of a programming language.
What is the primary role of a Python interpreter?
What is the primary role of a Python interpreter?
- To write Python programs.
- To translate and execute Python programs. (correct)
- To define the syntax of the Python language.
- To manage variable assignments.
Why is it essential for a program to adhere to the syntax rules of a programming language?
Why is it essential for a program to adhere to the syntax rules of a programming language?
- To make the program more readable for humans.
- To allow the program to run faster.
- To reduce the size of the program file.
- To ensure the program can be translated and executed correctly. (correct)
What is the purpose of a variable in a programming context?
What is the purpose of a variable in a programming context?
What does the following Python code snippet accomplish?
user = input()
What does the following Python code snippet accomplish?
user = input()
Consider the following Python code:
lucky = 13
print("My lucky number is", lucky)
What is the data type of the variable lucky?
Consider the following Python code:
lucky = 13
print("My lucky number is", lucky)
What is the data type of the variable lucky?
Which programming construct is most suitable when a program needs to store a value for later use?
Which programming construct is most suitable when a program needs to store a value for later use?
What will be the output of the following Python code?
name = "Alice"
print("Hello", name)
What will be the output of the following Python code?
name = "Alice"
print("Hello", name)
In Python, what distinguishes a string from an integer or a variable name?
In Python, what distinguishes a string from an integer or a variable name?
Which of the following actions will cause a syntax error in Python?
Which of the following actions will cause a syntax error in Python?
Flashcards
Algorithm
Algorithm
A set of precise instructions, expressed in a language to solve a problem.
Program
Program
A set of precise instructions expressed in a programming language.
Python Interpreter
Python Interpreter
A program that translates and executes Python code.
Syntax
Syntax
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Variable
Variable
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String
String
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Assignment Statement
Assignment Statement
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Input() function
Input() function
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Print() function
Print() function
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Study Notes
- An algorithm constitutes a precise set of instructions expressed in a language (textual, visual etc).
- Executing these instructions solves a specific problem.
Programs
- Python serves as a programming language.
- A program is a set of precise instructions conveyed in a programming language.
- Programs necessitate translation for a machine to execute the instructions.
Python Programs
- To execute a Python program, a Python interpreter is required.
- An interpreter translates and executes Python programs.
- The Python interpreter can run on a computer.
Syntax
- All languages, including programming languages, have syntax rules dictating statement assembly.
- Speech or text must adhere to its syntax.
- Humans can often infer meaning even when syntax is violated.
- Programs must follow a language's syntax, or be untranslatable and unexecutable.
First Steps in Python
- Tradition dictates the first program in a new language says "hello".
print("Hello world!")completes this task.user = "Claude"assigns the string value "Claude" to the variable user.print("Hello", user)prints "Hello Claude".
First Steps in Python: Commentary
- Variables are names representing values; user refers to the value "Claude".
- Quotation marks denote a string type (a piece of text).
- Assignment statements like
user = "Claude"are needed when programs use names to track values. lucky = 13assigns an integer value to the lucky variable.- Sketching variables and their changes during execution can be useful.
print("What’s your name?")prompts the user for their name.user = input()assigns the user's typed text to the user variable.print("Hello", user)prints "Hello" followed by the user's input.
First Steps in Python: Commentary
- The input function pauses the program, awaiting keyboard input
- Programs can refer to the value of user without prior knowledge of its value because it is assigned by the user's input.
- The input function is needed when programs require keyboard input from the user.
print("Best film ever?")asks the user a question.film = input()saves the user's answer as a variable.print(film, "is my favourite too!")replies to the user's answer.
Python Recap
- Display a message for the user on the screen: print()
- Retrieve what the user types on the keyboard: input()
- Assign a value to a variable: variable = value
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