Structure Programming Concepts Quiz

Course Information

• Course Title: Structure Programming
• Instructor(s): Dr. Safa Elaskary, Dr. Manar Elshazly
• Semester: Fall 2024-2025
• Course Code: CSE014
• Credit Hours: 3
• ECTS: 6
• Prerequisites: Not specified

Course Content

• Primitive data types, control structures, loops, and decisions
• Functions and parameter passing
• Top-down design
• Arrays
• Compiling, running, testing, and debugging programs.
• Introduction to programming
• Flowcharts and flow of control
  • Overview of programming concepts
  • Introduction to Python
  • Flowchart symbols
  • Sequential Python code
• Key concepts in programming
  • Understanding variables, and data types and control structures.
• Programming languages (various)
  • Syntax and use cases of Python, Java, and C++ are factors in choosing the right language for a project
• Python programming language
  • Python programming language is a high-level language, suitable for diverse applications.
  • Its simple and elegant syntax makes it a popular choice for beginners and experts alike.
  • History
    • Inception: 1989, by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands.
    • Evolution: Python 2.0 (2000) and Python 3.0 (2008). These versions are widely used today.
    • Future: Expected to continue increasing in popularity in future years.
  • Popularity
    • A significant number of developers choose Python for a variety of applications.
  • Advantages
    • Easy to learn, simple syntax
    • Cross-platform language, runs on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
    • Versatile for web development, data analysis, artificial intelligence and scientific computing.
    • Large, active community with resources, support and collaborations regarding Python projects.
• Applications of Python
  • System management (scripting)
  • Graphic User Interface (GUI)
  • Internet programming
  • Database (DB) programming
  • Text data processing
  • Distributed processing
  • Graphics, and other applications
  • How to get started with Python
    • Install Python from python.org
    • Use an IDE (e.g., PyCharm, Visual Studio Code) or a text editor (e.g., Sublime Text, Atom, Notepad++) to write the code.

Basic Syntax and Data Types in Python

• Variables: Containers used to store data values
• Operators: Arithmetic, assignment, comparison, and logical, perform operations on data.
• Data types: Integers, floating-point numbers, strings, and booleans. Examples of variables declaration

Arithmetic Operations

• Symbols corresponding to the task and their examples and results

Comparator Operators

• Symbols including ==, !=, <, >, <=, and >= for equality, inequality, less than, greater than, less than or equal to, and greater than or equal to.

Flowcharts

• Graphical representation of a program's flow.
• Four basic shapes used in flowchart:
  • Oval: Start and end
  • Parallelogram: Input and output
  • Rectangle: Calculations
  • Diamond: Selection structures
• Arrows connect the shapes, tracing the program's flow from start to end.

Sequential Python Code

• Examples and explanation to demonstrate writing sequential Python code.
• Important lesson: variables of different types are not compatible, need to perform type conversion.
• Casting: converting variables to different types (e.g., int(), float(), str()) in order to solve type mismatch and perform operations.
• Order of precedence of operators in Python

Quick Quiz

• Questions regarding Python code execution, syntax, and data structures.

Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of structured programming, including data types, control structures, and functions. This quiz covers key programming concepts, particularly focusing on Python, as well as an introduction to other languages. Perfect for students enrolled in the CSE014 course for Fall 2024-2025.