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QUESTION 1 OF 36

Which organization is credited with creating the first scripting language?

Digital Computer Corporation

NIST

University of California at Berkley

IBM CorporationCorrect Answer

QUESTION 2 OF 36

Which concept of a scripting language helps with repetitive tasks?

Variables

IF statements

Arguments

LoopsCorrect Answer

QUESTION 3 OF 36

Which three (3) of the following are scripting language? (Select 3)

PowerShellCorrect Answer

JCLCorrect Answer

FORTRAN

JavaScriptCorrect Answer

QUESTION 4 OF 36

True or False. JavaScript greatly improved the functionality of webpages.

TrueCorrect Answer

False

QUESTION 5 OF 36

Which Scripting language uses 1s and 0s in a two symbol system? PYTHON SCRIPTING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

TRAC

Logical

BinaryCorrect Answer

base2

QUESTION 6 OF 36

Python can be best described as what?

A high-level scripting language.Correct Answer

A low-level compiled programming language.

The hottest new scripting language introduced in 2012.

A structured programming language.

QUESTION 7 OF 36

True or False. Extensive free resources are available on the web to make it relatively easy to learn Python.

TrueCorrect Answer

False

QUESTION 8 OF 36

Indentations are used in Python code for which reason?

To indicate a library function is being called.

To define a block of code and are required.Correct Answer

For readability and are optional.

To define loop nesting and are required.

QUESTION 9 OF 36

What file type is commonly used to store Python code?

.txt

.python

Any extension is allowed as long as the file only contains ASCII text characters.

.pyCorrect Answer

QUESTION 10 OF 36

In the Python statement pi=3 What is the data type of the variable pi?

string

float

bool

intCorrect Answer

QUESTION 11 OF 36

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1=)A) Example2="B" Example1 is a character variable type while Example2 is a string variable type.

True

FalseCorrect Answer

QUESTION 12 OF 36

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi=3 pi3=3*pi print(pi3)

pi3

333

9Correct Answer

QUESTION 13 OF 36

True or False. A tuple in Python is similar to a list but it is an immutable data type so its values cannot be changed after they are first set.

TrueCorrect Answer

False

QUESTION 14 OF 36

How many times will a while loop execute in Python?

As long as the specified condition is true.Correct Answer

Until the end while statement is encountered.

As many times as are specified in the loop counter.

Until the first exit statement is encountered.

QUESTION 15 OF 36

True or False. Python functions must be purchased or downloaded in libraries from Python development companies. You must have Python SDK in order to develop your own functions.

True

FalseCorrect Answer

QUESTION 16 OF 36

Which two (2) of these Python libraries provides useful scientific computing functions? (Select 2) INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTING ASSESSMENT

NumPyCorrect Answer

StatsModels

Matplotlib

PandasCorrect Answer

Seaborn

Scikit-learn

QUESTION 17 OF 36

What was considered to be the first scripting language?

Perl

Bash

TRAC

JCLCorrect Answer

QUESTION 18 OF 36

Which concept of a scripting language is a memory address paired with a symbolic name (or identifier) which contains a value?

Arguments

IF statements

Loops

VariablesCorrect Answer

QUESTION 19 OF 36

Which three (3) of the following are scripting languages? (Select 3)

BashCorrect Answer

PerlCorrect Answer

C++

HexCorrect Answer

QUESTION 20 OF 36

Which Scripting language is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft?

JCL

JavaScript

Perl

PowerShellCorrect Answer

QUESTION 21 OF 36

Which is an example of how scripts are commonly used today?

Autocorrection

Word processing

Task automationCorrect Answer

Transcription

QUESTION 22 OF 36

What scripting concept is widely used across different languages to process a set of instructions over and over again until a specified condition is met?

Arguments

If-then

LoopsCorrect Answer

Variables

QUESTION 23 OF 36

Bash is a scripting language developed for use with which operating system?

Linux

UNIXCorrect Answer

Mac OS X

Windows

QUESTION 24 OF 36

Which Python command would print out "Hello World"?

print(Hello World)

print("Hello World")Correct Answer

type("Hello World")

output(0,"Hello World")

QUESTION 25 OF 36

Why does Python often takes fewer lines of code to accomplish a task than C or Java?

Python can utilize extensive function libraries.Correct Answer

In Python you can embed multiple steps within a single command.

Python generally takes more lines of code than C or Java to accomplish the same task.

Python code is more efficient than C or Java code.

QUESTION 26 OF 36

How many spaces must be used to indent a block of code in Python?

Any number 1 or more as long as the same indentation is used within a code block.Correct Answer

Multiples of 3.

Any number 1 or more as long as the same indentation is used throughout the program.

Indentation is binary, i.e. a line is either indented or it is not, so there is no restriction to how many spaces are used on any line of indented code.

QUESTION 27 OF 36

What will Python do when it encounters the hash character "#"?

Treat everything to the right of the hash on the current line as a comment.Correct Answer

Treat everything between that hash and the next hash encountered in the program as a comment.

Hash is used as a wildcard character in Python.

Call in the referenced library function the follows the hash.

QUESTION 28 OF 36

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi=3.14159 pi=int(pi) print(pi)

3Correct Answer

3.14159

pi=3.14159

QUESTION 29 OF 36

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1="3" Example1 is a string variable type.

TrueCorrect Answer

False

QUESTION 30 OF 36

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi="3" pi3=3*pi print(pi3)

333Correct Answer

pi3

QUESTION 31 OF 36

How many times will the following Python for loop be executed assuming UNMembers is a list of the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly? for country in UNMembers: print(country)

193Correct Answer

Until it reaches a specified country

QUESTION 32 OF 36

What is one good reason to write your own function in Python?

There is no library function already written that will do what you need.Correct Answer

Python only operates through the execution of functions.

Functions execute far faster than standard Python code.

There are extra Python operators that will only execute inside of a defined function.

QUESTION 33 OF 36

Which two (2) of these Python libraries provide useful graphics and visualization functions? (Select 2)

Pandas

SeabornCorrect Answer

Scikit-learn

StatsModels

NumPy

MatplotlibCorrect Answer

QUESTION 34 OF 36

Which Scripting language uses 1s and 0s in a two symbol system?

TRAC

Logical

BinaryCorrect Answer

base2

QUESTION 35 OF 36

In the Python statement 

string

float

bool

intCorrect Answer

QUESTION 36 OF 36

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1=’A’ 

Ready to test your recall?

Which organization is credited with creating the first scripting language?

Digital Computer Corporation

NIST

University of California at Berkley

IBM Corporation

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PRACTICE QUIZ

Which organization is credited with creating the first scripting language?

Which concept of a scripting language helps with repetitive tasks?

Which three (3) of the following are scripting language? (Select 3)

True or False. JavaScript greatly improved the functionality of webpages.

Which Scripting language uses 1s and 0s in a two symbol system? PYTHON SCRIPTING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Python can be best described as what?

True or False. Extensive free resources are available on the web to make it relatively easy to learn Python.

Indentations are used in Python code for which reason?

What file type is commonly used to store Python code?

In the Python statement pi=3 What is the data type of the variable pi?

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1=)A) Example2="B" Example1 is a character variable type while Example2 is a string variable type.

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi=3 pi3=3*pi print(pi3)

True or False. A tuple in Python is similar to a list but it is an immutable data type so its values cannot be changed after they are first set.

How many times will a while loop execute in Python?

True or False. Python functions must be purchased or downloaded in libraries from Python development companies. You must have Python SDK in order to develop your own functions.

Which two (2) of these Python libraries provides useful scientific computing functions? (Select 2) INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTING ASSESSMENT

What was considered to be the first scripting language?

Which concept of a scripting language is a memory address paired with a symbolic name (or identifier) which contains a value?

Which three (3) of the following are scripting languages? (Select 3)

Which Scripting language is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft?

Which is an example of how scripts are commonly used today?

What scripting concept is widely used across different languages to process a set of instructions over and over again until a specified condition is met?

Bash is a scripting language developed for use with which operating system?

Which Python command would print out "Hello World"?

Why does Python often takes fewer lines of code to accomplish a task than C or Java?

How many spaces must be used to indent a block of code in Python?

What will Python do when it encounters the hash character "#"?

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi=3.14159 pi=int(pi) print(pi)

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1="3" Example1 is a string variable type.

What will be printed by this Python code block? pi="3" pi3=3*pi print(pi3)

How many times will the following Python for loop be executed assuming UNMembers is a list of the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly? for country in UNMembers: print(country)

What is one good reason to write your own function in Python?

Which two (2) of these Python libraries provide useful graphics and visualization functions? (Select 2)

Which Scripting language uses 1s and 0s in a two symbol system?

In the Python statement&nbsp;

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1=&#8217;A&#8217;&nbsp;

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In the Python statement

True or False. In the Python statements below Example1=’A’