{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Chapter 0: Introduction (Review Questions)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The questions below assume that you have read [Chapter 0 ](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/main/00_intro/00_content.ipynb).\n", "\n", "Be concise in your answers! Most questions can be answered in *one* sentence." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Essay Questions " ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q1**: Describe the difference between the terms **programming** and **computer science**!" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q2**: Explain what is a **pull request** and elaborate on how this concept fits a *distributed* organization of work!" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q3**: In what sense are **open-source** communities democracies? How are they near-perfect [meritocracies ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy)? How is open-source software development similar to academia?" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q4**: What is a *significant* advantage of a \"slow\" programming language like Python over a faster one like C?" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## True / False Questions" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Motivate your answer with *one short* sentence!" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q5**: Python has been the fastest-growing *major* programming language in recent years." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q6**: Python is named after a snake to emphasize its agility and fast development speed right in its name." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q7**: Python was initially designed for highly intensive numerical computing, in particular for use cases from physics and astronomy." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q8**: JavaScript is a subset of the Java language." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q9**: Python is **free software**. That means it does not cost anything." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**Q10**: The primary purpose of PEPs is to regulate how code should be documented and styled." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ " < your answer >" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.12.2" }, "toc": { "base_numbering": 1, "nav_menu": {}, "number_sections": false, "sideBar": true, "skip_h1_title": true, "title_cell": "Table of Contents", "title_sidebar": "Contents", "toc_cell": false, "toc_position": {}, "toc_section_display": false, "toc_window_display": false } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 }