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1) If n is a positive integer, what is the output of the function given input n, 1 point

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Sum of numbers from 1 to n

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Yes, the answer is correct.
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Sum of numbers from 1 to n
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2) Assertion (A): If a recursive function doesn’t have a base case, it may never stop. 1 point
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Reason (R): Recursion means that a function calls itself.

week 4 () Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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Week 5 () (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Week 6 () Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Substitution Accepted Answers:
Cipher -The Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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4) In English, the letter ‘z’ usually appears far less often than most letters. Now imagine 1 point
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Tic Tac Toe - Yes, the answer is correct.

Down the Score: 1
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unit=124&lesso 5) If you have a large ciphertext produced by a simple substitution cipher on an English 1 point
n=131) text, can you determine the original message by examining how often each letter appears?
Tic Tac Toe -
Hint: Search the internet for more info, if needed.
Down the
Yes, it can be done.
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03 (unit? No, it cannot be done.
unit=124&lesso
Yes, the answer is correct.
n=132) Score: 1
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Down the Yes, it can be done.
memory Lane
04 (unit? 6) Suppose you suspect that a piece of ciphertext was produced using a simple sub- 1 point
unit=124&lesso stitution cipher. Under which circumstances might frequency analysis fail to yield accurate results?
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The ciphertext is short.
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Down the The ciphertext was encrypted with another method before encrypting with sub-stitution
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05 (unit? The ciphertext is very long.
unit=124&lesso
n=134) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Recursion Accepted Answers:
(unit? The ciphertext is short.
unit=124&lesso The ciphertext was encrypted with another method before encrypting with sub-stitution cipher.
n=135)

Recursion 01 7) If variable dict_name is a non-empty dictionary, what does dict name.values() re-turn? 1 point
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unit=124&lesso Returns nothing, but prints all the keys in the dictionary.
n=136) Returns a list of all the keys in the dictionary.

Recursion 02 Returns a list of all the values in the dictionary.

(unit? Returns a list of all the items in the dictionary.
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Yes, the answer is correct.
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Score: 1
Recursion 03 Accepted Answers:
(unit? Returns a list of all the values in the dictionary.
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n=138) 8) Assertion (A): A Caesar Cipher is a type of Substitution Cipher. 1 point
Recursion 04
Reason (R): In a Caesar Cipher, each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter at a fixed shift in
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Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Recursion 05
(unit? (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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n=140)
Yes, the answer is correct.
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unit=124&lesso Score: 1
n=141) Accepted Answers:
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Week 6
Feedback 9) Which outcome generally follows from providing a proper base case in a recursive 1 point
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of Computing
using Python The function returns a predefined result when the base condition is met.
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It prevents infinite recursion and stops when a specific codition is met.
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n=142) It ensures recursion depth is always constant.
It allows the function to keep calling itself indefinitely.
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Assignment 6 Yes, the answer is correct.
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name=523) Accepted Answers:
The function returns a predefined result when the base condition is met.
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It prevents infinite recursion and stops when a specific codition is met.
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