INFT-1207 (F25)

Introduce yourself.

(Your name, preferred industry, tech-skills, hobbies, & expectations)

Which part of Toronto are you from?

• West

  (Waterloo, Milton, Brampton, Mississauga, Airport)

• Middle

  (Rexdale, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Downtown)

• North

  (Richmond Hill, Markham, Vaughan, Newmarket, Keswick, Barrie)

• East

  (Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby, Bownmanville, Kingston)

Do you currently consider yourself a "computer programmer"?

• Yes.

  I love to code!

• Kinda.

  I know how to do quick debugging, interpret/read it!

• No.

  Ready to learn though.

Which of the following programming languages are you aware of?

• COBOL

• VisualBasic, VB+

• HTML/JAVA

• C, C++

• Python

Have you ever "tested" any software? Code? App? Application?

Have you reported any bugs?

• Yup.

• Nope.

• Bed bugs?

Your skill-level when it comes to knowing Python?

• Level 5

  Ninja.

  Can read/understand at a deep, internal level, demonstrating a complete mastery of the language.

• Level 4

  Proficient.

  Can develop more complex solutions and troubleshoot issues with greater autonomy.

• Level 3

  Watch n Learn.

  Solves problems independently and starts to see the long-term implications of their actions.

• Level 2

  Watch n Scroll.

  Solves problems independently and uses AI or educational videos.

• Level 1

  Beginner.

  Begins to perform tasks on their own, using guidelines but lacking a complete understanding.

Are you ready for some SERIOUS questions?

• Always.

• Never.

What is a variable in Python?

• A reserved word that performs a specific action

• A named storage that holds a value in memory

• A type of loop used to repeat actions

• A built-in function for calculationsvavagdadg

Answer explanation

A variable is a name that points to a value stored in memory.

What will this code print?

x = 10

y = x + 5

print(y)

• 10

• 5

• 15

• Error

Answer explanation

y takes the value of x + 5, so 10 + 5 = 15

What’s the output?

x = "3" + "4"

print(x, type(x))

• 7 <class 'int'>
• 34 <class 'str'>
• 7 <class 'str'>
• Error

Answer explanation

String concatenation results in '34' as a string.