Validating user input

What is an automatic computer check to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?

• Double entry

• Verification

• Validation

What validation type would make sure a post code was entered in the correct format?

• Length check

• Format check

• Presence check

What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?

• Range check

• Presence check

• Check digit

What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?

• Format check

• Length check

• Presence check

• Range check

What validation type checks a certain number of characters have been entered?

• Length check

• Format check

• Range check

• Presence check

To repeat a fixed number of times use a

• while loop
• for loop
• if loop
• indentation

To repeat until a particular condition is true use

• while loop
• for loop
• if loop
• indentation

The character that must be at the end of the line for if, while, for etc.

• :
• ;
• .
• ,

Converts a number to a string

• str()
• int()
• parseInt()
• convert

Python identifies blocks of code by

• BEGIN and END keywords
• { and }
• aligning up the starts of lines (indentation)
• guessing