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Mid-Term Exam 1 – Part 1 (MCQ)

CPIT 110 (Problem-Solving and Programming)

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 Question
#1
Which of the following code is correct?
a) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python is fun")
b) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python is fun")
c) print("Programming is fun)
print("Python is fun")
d) print("Programming is fun)
print("Python is fun")

Section 1.6 Getting Started with Python 3

 Question
#2
Which of the following code is correct?
a) // Comment
b) /* Comment
c) # Comment
d) $$ Comment

Section 1.7 Programming Style and Documentation 4

 Question
#3
Which of the following code is correct?
a) // comments //
b) /* comments */
c) ''' comments '''
d) /# comments #/

Section 1.7 Programming Style and Documentation 5

 Question
#4
Which of the following code is correct?
a) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python")
print("Computer Science")
b) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python")
print("Computer Science")
c) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python")
print("Computer Science")
d) print("Programming is fun")
print("Python")
print("Computer Science")

Section 1.8 Programming Errors 6

 Question
#5
What function do you use to read a string?
a) input("Enter a string")
b) eval(input("Enter a string"))
c) enter("Enter a string")
d) eval(enter("Enter a string"))

Section 2.3 Reading Input from the Console 7

 Question
#6
What is the result of eval("1 + 3 * 2")?
a) "1 + 3 * 2"
b) 7
c) 8
d) "1 + 6"

Section 2.3 Reading Input from the Console 8

 Question
#7
If you enter 1 2 3 in three separate lines, when you run this program, what will be displayed?
print("Enter three numbers: ")
number1 = eval(input())
number2 = eval(input())
number3 = eval(input())
# Compute average
average = (number1 + number2 + number3) / 3
# Display result
print(average)

a) 1.0
b) 2.0
c) 3.0
d) 4.0

Section 2.3 Reading Input from the Console 9

 Question
#8
If you enter 1 2 3 in one line, when you run this program, what will be displayed?
print("Enter three numbers: ")
number1 = eval(input())
number2 = eval(input())
number3 = eval(input())

# Compute average
average = (number1 + number2 + number3) / 3

# Display result
print(average)
a) The program runs correctly and displays 1.0
b) The program runs correctly and displays 2.0
c) The program runs correctly and displays 3.0
d) The program will have a runtime error on the input.

Section 2.3 Reading Input from the Console 10

 Question
#9
You can place the line continuation symbol __ at the end of a line
to tell the interpreter that the statement is continued on the next
line.
a) /
b) \
c) #
d) &

Section 2.3 Reading Input from the Console 11

 Question
#10
Which of the following is a valid identifier?
a) $343
b) mile
c) 9X
d) 8+9

Section 2.4 Identifiers 12

 Question
#11
If you enter 1, 2, 3, in one line, when you run this program, what will
be displayed?
number1, number2, number3 = eval(input("Enter three
numbers: "))
# Compute average
average = (number1 + number2 + number3) / 3
# Display result
print(average)
a) 1.0
b) 2.0
c) 3.0
d) 4.0

Section 2.5 Variables, Assignment Statements, and Expressions 13

 Question
#12
What will be displayed by the following code?
x = 1
x = 2 * x + 1
print(x)
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Section 2.5 Variables, Assignment Statements, and Expressions 14

 Question
#13
What will be displayed by the following code?
x = 1
x = x + 2.5
print(x)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 3.5

Section 2.5 Variables, Assignment Statements, and Expressions 15

 Question
#14
What will be displayed by the following code?
x, y = 1, 2
x, y = y, x
print(x, y)
a) 1 1
b) 2 2
c) 1 2
d) 2 1

Section 2.6 Simultaneous Assignments 16

 Question
#15
To following code reads two number. Which of the following is
the correct input for the code?
x, y = eval(input("Enter two numbers: "))
a) 1 2
b) "1 2"
c) 1, 2
d) 1, 2,

Section 2.6 Simultaneous Assignments 17

 Question
#16
What is the result of 3 / 2?
a) 1
b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 3

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 18

 Question
#17
What is the result of 3 // 2?
a) 1
b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 3

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 19

 Question
#18
Which of the following expressions will yield 0.5?
a) 1 / 2
b) 1 // 2
c) 1.0 // 2
d) 2 / 2

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 20

 Question
#19
Which of the following expression results in a value 1?
a) 2 % 1
b) 15 % 4
c) 25 % 5
d) 3 % 2

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 21

 Question
#20
25 % 1 is _____
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 0

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 22

 Question
#21
24 % 5 is _____
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 0

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 23

 Question
#22
2 ** 3 evaluates to __________.
a) 9
b) 8
c) 9.0
d) 8.0

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 24

 Question
#23
2 ** 3.0 evaluates to __________.
a) 9
b) 8
c) 9.0
d) 8.0

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 25

 Question
#24
2 * 3 ** 2 evaluates to __________.
a) 36
b) 18
c) 12
d) 81

Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 26

 Question
#25
What is y displayed in the following code?
x = 1
y = x = x + 1
print("y is", y)
a) y is 0.
b) y is 1 because x is assigned to y first.
c) y is 2 because x + 1 is assigned to x and
then x is assigned to y.
d) The program has a compile error since x
is redeclared in the statement int y = x
= x + 1.
Section 2.8 Numeric Data Types and Operators 27
 Question
#26
What is the result of evaluating 2 + 2 ** 3 / 2?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 4.0
d) 6.0

Section 2.9 Evaluating Expressions and Operator Precedence 28

 Question
#27
What is the value of i printed?
j = i = 1
i += j + j * 5
print("What is i?", i)
a) 1
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 29

 Question
#28
What is x after the following statements?
x = 1
x *= x + 1
a) x is 1
b) x is 2
c) x is 3
d) x is 4

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 30

 Question
#29
What is x after the following statements?
x = 2
y = 1
x *= y + 1
a) x is 1
b) x is 2
c) x is 3
d) x is 4

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 31

 Question
#30
To add a value 1 to variable x, you write
a) 1 + x = x
b) x += 1
c) x := 1
d) x =+ 1

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 32

 Question
#31
Which of the following statements are the same?
(A) x -= x + 4
(B) x = x + 4 - x
(C) x = x - (x + 4)
a) (A) and (B) are the same
b) (A) and (C) are the same
c) (B) and (C) are the same
d) (A), (B), and (C) are the same

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 33

 Question
#32
Suppose x is 1. What is x after x += 2?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 34

 Question
#33
Suppose x is 1. What is x after x -= 1?
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) 2

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 35

 Question
#34
What is x after the following statements?
x = 1
y = 2
x *= y + 1
a) x is 1
b) x is 2
c) x is 3
d) x is 4

Section 2.10 Augmented Assignment Operators 36

 Question
#35
Which of the following functions return 4.
a) int(3.4)
b) int(3.9)
c) round(3.4)
d) round(3.9)

Section 2.11 Type Conversions and Rounding 37

 Question
#36
Which of the following functions cause an error?
a) int("034")
b) eval("034")
c) int(3.4)
d) eval("3.4")

Section 2.11 Type Conversions and Rounding 38

 Question
#37
What is max(3, 5, 1, 7, 4)?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7

Section 3.2 Common Python Functions 39

 Question
#38
What is min(3, 5, 1, 7, 4)?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7

Section 3.2 Common Python Functions 40

 Question
#39
What is round(3.52)?
a) 3.5
b) 3
c) 4
d) 2

Section 3.2 Common Python Functions 41

 Question
#40
What is round(6.5)?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

Section 3.2 Common Python Functions 42

 Question
#41
What is round(7.5)?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 5

Section 3.2 Common Python Functions 43

 Question
#42
Which of the following statement prints smith\exam1\test.txt?
a) print("smith\exam1\test.txt")
b) print("smith\\exam1\\test.txt")
c) print("smith\"exam1\"test.txt")
d) print("smith"\exam1"\test.txt")

Section 3.3 Strings and Characters 44

 Question
#43
The expression "Good " + 1 + 2 + 3 evaluates to ________.
a) Good123
b) Good6
c) Good 123
d) Illegal expression

Section 3.3 Strings and Characters 45

 Question
#44
What will be displayed by the following code?
print("A", end = ' ')
print("B", end = ' ')
print("C", end = ' ')
print("D", end = ' ')
a) ABCD
b) A, B, C, D
c) A B C D
d) A, B, C, D will be displayed on four lines

Section 3.3 Strings and Characters 46

 Question
#45
To format a number x to 3 digits after the decimal point, use:
a) format(x, "5.3f")
b) format("5.3f", x)
c) format(x, "5.4f")
d) format("5.3f", x)

Section 3.6 Formatting Numbers and Strings 47

 Question
#46
Suppose x is 345.3546, what is format(x, "10.3f")? (note b
represents a blank space)
a) bb345.355
b) bbb345.355
c) bbbb345.355
d) bbb345.354

Section 3.6 Formatting Numbers and Strings 48

 Question
#47
What will be displayed by the following code? ? (note ?
represents a blank space)
print(format("Welcome", "10s"), end = '#')
print(format(111, "4d"), end = '#')
print(format(924.656, "3.2f"))
a) ???Welcome#?111#924.66
b) Welcome#111#924.66
c) Welcome#111#.66
d) Welcome???#?111#924.66

Section 3.6 Formatting Numbers and Strings 49

 Question
#48
What will be displayed by the following code? ? (note ?
represents a blank space)
print(format("Welcome", ">10s"), end = '#')
print(format(111, "<4d"), end = '#')
print(format(924.656, ">10.2f"))
a) ???Welcome#?111#924.66
b) ???Welcome#?111#????924.66
c) ???Welcome#111?#????924.66
d) Welcome???#111?#????924.66

Section 3.6 Formatting Numbers and Strings 50

 Question
#49
Suppse number contains integer value 4, which of the following
statement is correct?
a) print(format(number, "2d"), format(number ** 1.5, "4d"))
b) print(format(number, "2d"), format(number ** 1.5, "4.2d"))
c) print(format(number, "2d"), format(number ** 1.5, "4.2f"))
d) print(format(number, "2d"), format(number ** 1.5, "4.2s"))

Section 3.6 Formatting Numbers and Strings 51

 Question
#50
The "less than or equal to" comparison operator is __________.
a) <<
b) <=
c) !=
d) >=

Section 4.2 Boolean Types, Values, and Expressions 52

 Question
#51
The equal comparison operator is __________.
a) <>
b) !=
c) ==
d) =

Section 4.2 Boolean Types, Values, and Expressions 53

 Question
#52
To generate a random integer between 0 and 5, use ______.
a) random.randint(0, 5)
b) random.randint(0, 6)
c) random.randint(1, 5)
d) random.randrange(0, 5)

Section 4.3 Generating Random Numbers 54

 Question
#53
random.randint(0, 1) returns ____________.
a) 0
b) 1
c) 0 or 1
d) 2

Section 4.3 Generating Random Numbers 55

 Question
#54
random.random() returns ____________.
a) a float number i such that 0 < i < 1.0
b) a float number i such that 0 <= i < 1.0
c) a float number i such that 0 <= i <= 1.0
d) a float number i such that 0 < i < 2.0

Section 4.3 Generating Random Numbers 56

 Question
#55
Which of the following code displays the area of a circle if the
radius is positive.
a) if radius != 0: print(radius * radius * 3.14159)
b) if radius >= 0: print(radius * radius * 3.14159)
c) if radius > 0: print(radius * radius * 3.14159)
d) if radius <= 0: print(radius * radius * 3.14159)

Sections 4.4 if Statements 57

 Question
#56
What is the output of the following code?
x = 0
if x < 4:
x = x + 1

print("x is", x)
a) x is 0
b) x is 1
c) x is 2
d) x is 3

Sections 4.4 if Statements 58

 Question
#57
Suppose isPrime is a boolean variable, which of the following is
the correct statement for testing if isPrime is true.
a) if isPrime = True:
b) if isPrime == TRUE:
c) if isPrime:
d) if not isPrime = False:

Sections 4.4 if Statements 59

 Question
#58
Analyze the following code:
even = False
if even = True:
print("It is even!")
a) The program has a syntax error in line 1 (even = False)
b) The program has a syntax error in line 2 if even = True is
not a correct condition. It should be replaced by if even ==
True: or if even:.
c) The program runs, but displays nothing.
d) The program runs and displays It is even!.

Sections 4.4 if Statements 60

 Question
#59
Analyze the following code:
even = False
if even:
print("It is even!")
a) The code displays It is even!
b) The code displays nothing.
c) The code is wrong. You should replace if
even: with if even == True:
d) The code is wrong. You should replace if
even: with if even = True:

Sections 4.4 if Statements 61

 Question
#60
Suppose x = 1, y = 2, and z = 1. What will be displayed by the
following statement?
if x > 0:
print("***", y, end=" ")
if z > 0:
print("$$$", y, end=" ")
a) *** 2
b) $$$ 2
c) *** 2 $$$ 2
d) *** $$$

Sections 4.4 if Statements 62

 Solutions
Question # Correct Answer Question # Correct Answer
1 B 11 B
2 C 12 D
3 C 13 D
4 D 14 D
5 A 15 C
6 B 16 B
7 B 17 A
8 D 18 A
9 B 19 D
10 B 20 D

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 Solutions
Question # Correct Answer Question # Correct Answer
21 C 31 B
22 B 32 C
23 D 33 A
24 B 34 C
25 C 35 D
26 D 36 B
27 D 37 D
28 B 38 A
29 D 39 C
30 B 40 C

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 Solutions
Question # Correct Answer Question # Correct Answer
41 C 51 C
42 B 52 A
43 D 53 C
44 C 54 B
45 A 55 C
46 B 56 B
47 D 57 C
48 C 58 B
49 C 59 B
50 B 60 C

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