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Pre-Lab 2: COSC1336

This document provides instructions for a pre-lab assignment requiring students to answer 22 multiple choice questions from their textbook. The questions cover topics like: [1] logic errors vs incorrect results, [2] software requirements, [3] algorithms, [4] pseudocode, [5] flowcharts, [6] strings, [7] variables, [8] users, [9] string literals, [10] comments, [11] assignments, [12] comment syntax, and data types. Students are instructed to include the letter answer in their submission.

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Pre-Lab 2: COSC1336

This document provides instructions for a pre-lab assignment requiring students to answer 22 multiple choice questions from their textbook. The questions cover topics like: [1] logic errors vs incorrect results, [2] software requirements, [3] algorithms, [4] pseudocode, [5] flowcharts, [6] strings, [7] variables, [8] users, [9] string literals, [10] comments, [11] assignments, [12] comment syntax, and data types. Students are instructed to include the letter answer in their submission.

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COSC1336

Pre-Lab 2
Prior to working on Lab 2, answer multiple choice questions 1 through 22 on pages 100 -102 of
your text. Be sure and include the LETTER answer in your submission.
1. A __________ error does not prevent the program from running, but causes it to produce
incorrect results.
c. logic

2. A __________ is a single function that the program must perform in order to satisfy the
customer.
b. software requirement

3. A(n) __________ is a set of well-defined logical steps that must be taken to perform a
task.
d. algorithm
4. An informal language that has no syntax rules, and is not meant to be compiled or
executed is called __________.
b. pseudocode
4. A __________ is a diagram that graphically depicts the steps that take place in a
program.
a. flowchart
6. A __________ is a sequence of characters.
c. string

7. A __________ is a name that references a value in the computer’s memory.


a. variable

8. A __________ is any hypothetical person using a program and providing input for it.
b. user

9. A string literal in Python must be enclosed in


d. either single-quotes or double-quotes

10. Short notes placed in different parts of a program explaining how those parts of the
program work are called __________.
a. comments

11. A(n) __________ makes a variable reference a value in the computer’s memory.
b. assignment statement
COSC1336

12. This symbol marks the beginning of a comment in Python.


d. #

13. Which of the following statements will cause an error?


b. 17 = x

14. In the expression 12 + 7, the values on the right and left of the + symbol are called
a. operands

15. This operator performs integer division.


a. //

16. This is an operator that raises a number to a power.


c. **

17. This operator performs division, but instead of returning the quotient it returns the
remainder.
a. %

18. Suppose the following statement is in a program: price = 99.0. After this statement
executes, the price variable will reference a value of this data type.
b. float

19. This built-in function can be used to read input that has been typed on the keyboard.
a. input()

20. This built-in function can be used to convert an int value to a float.
b. float()

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