(a) What is the purpose of the newFile(“myFile.txt”) function in file handling? (b) Describe what happens when the open(“myFile.txt”) function is executed in terms of file handlers.
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Given the string s = “ComputerScience”, explain what s.substring(3,6) would output. In this question the string manipulation method .substring(x , i) should be interpreted as: x is starting index, i is number of characters, index begins at 0)
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Consider the variables firstName storing “John” and lastName storing “Smith”. Write a line of code in either OCR’s ERL or a high level language of your choice, to concatenate firstName and lastName with a space between them and store the result in a new variable fullName.
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Study the code below. Identify where casting is used and why it might be useful in this context. quantity = input(“Enter number of products: “) total_cost = input(“Enter total cost of products: “) average_cost = float(total_cost) / int(quantity) print(“Average Cost:”, average_cost)
In a shopping cart application, items have prices and quantities. What data types would you use for the item price and quantity? Justify your choices.
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Consider a program that tracks temperature changes over time. Explain why a ‘real’ data type would be more suitable than an ‘integer’ for storing these temperatures.
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Identify the most appropriate data type for each of the following variables in a program. (1 mark each) a) The age of a student in years. b) The average grade in a class, e.g., 67.5%. c) The status of a light bulb (on or off). d) A person’s middle initial.
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What programming construct(s) is/are used in the code snippet shown below? while not finished: task = input(“Enter a new task: “) if task == “exit”: finished = True else: task_list.append(task)
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What programming construct is primarily demonstrated in the code snippet shown below? print(“Hello, World!”) x = 10 + 5 print(x)
Programming Construct Identification 3 (1 mark) Read More »
What programming construct is used in the code snippet shown below? if temperature > 30: print(“It’s a hot day.”) else: print(“It’s not a hot day.”)
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