Chapter One: Fundamentals of Python

Why is Python a good language for beginning programmers to learn?

• Python is free and easy to use
• Python comes with professional source control features
• Computer games written in Python are easier to sell
• All of these are true

Python will run on which of the following computer systems?

• All of these are true
• Windows
• Mac OS
• Linux

Why did Guido van Rossum create the Python language?

• As a hobby project over a Christmas break
• As part of his job in AT&T's Bell Labs
• To meet the demand for an advanced language
• In order to impress his friends

How many major releases have there been of the Python language?

• 3
• 1
• 10
• One per year since 1989

Which of the following best describes the Python Software Foundation?

• A non-profit organization created in 2001 to maintain Python
• A for-profit organization created to sell Python licenses
• A job-posting website for Python programmers
• The company that Guido van Rossum worked for when he created Python

The Python language was named after what thing?

• Monty Python's Flying Circus TV show
• The python snake
• The name of a favorite science-fiction character
• The nickname of the inventor's childhood friend

What kinds of things can you find at the www.python.org website?

• All of these are true
• Python blogs and community events
• Python success stories and documentation
• Python updates and downloads

What file extension is normally given to Python source code?

• .py
• .python
• .source
• .exe

Which of the following terms best describes the Python component that translates Python source code into program output?

• Interpreter
• Compiler
• Grader
• Runner

Which of the following approaches can you use to run Python programs?

• All of these are true
• Run Python from the command line
• Use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Use the online python engine within the course lesson pages