Welcome to your Grade 12 Information Technology chapter 6
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What is the term for the specific set of rules that define how to write instructions in a programming language?
2.
A special program that executes instructions written in a programming language is called a(n):
3.
What is an unexpected problem in a program called?
4.
A line of code identified as a place where the interpreter should pause while running code is a:
5.
Which file type stores compiled source code in Python?
6.
Which indentation is NOT valid in Python?
7.
Which of the following cannot be the condition of an ‘if statement’?
8.
What is the purpose of an interpreter besides executing source code directly?
9.
A software program is written using a:
10.
"Loops or iteration" are classified as:
11.
Which IDE is mentioned for appreciating the Python interpreter?
12.
Program statements can be analyzed in which mode?
13.
What is the main characteristic of an IDE?
14.
Python flow control that allows for decision making is called:
15.
"for" and "while" are examples of:
16.
What are "comments" used for in Python?
17.
Testing and debugging programs helps in:
18.
Which of the following defines how to write instructions in a specific language?
19.
The Python interpreter is described as:
20.
Source code is typically stored in which file extension for Python?
21.
"if...else" is a type of:
22.
To repeat a character per line, which statement is used?
23.
What does the user do in response to a prompt like "input an integer"?
24.
Programming languages have been introduced since the:
25.
What defines the purpose for which programming languages are designed?
26.
If a mark is greater than or equal to 50, a branching statement can determine:
27.
Which of the following is a Python flow control?
29.
What can an interpreter translate source code into?
30.
In Python, what is the role of an IDE like the one mentioned in the text?
