The document outlines an exam for a Python programming course consisting of two parts: Part A focuses on knowledge and application of Python concepts like data types, control structures, operators, and manipulating strings and lists. It includes 25 multiple choice or short answer questions. Part B involves analyzing problems and synthesizing solutions by writing two fully commented Python programs, one to calculate simple interest and another to merge and sort lines from two text files.

1. 10IPT – Term 3, Python Programming
Exam (Part A / B)–70 minutes, Wk 9 Thurs 12th
September
Exam Questions Breakdown(Topic Hints Only)
Part A: Knowledge& Application
1. What is python
2. Order of mathematical operation (BOMDAS)
3. Logical error
4. Type of error: Syntax/Logical
5. Three different data structures
6. ‘ “print” ’
7. Commenting?
8. User input
9. Variable analogy
10. Correct syntax for identifier (variable)
11. Request input, store as variable, output as string (write full code)
12. Request input, perform a calculation, output result (write full code)
13. Control structures?
14. 3 different Control structures
15. Selection (if) vs Iteration (for/while)
16. Comparison operators: ==, <, >, !=, = etc.
17. Write a python program (full code) using selection
18. Forcing integer to decimal
19. Read code segment – write down correct output
20. Operations on strings: i.e x = “hillcrest”, x[0] = ?, x[:3]=?
21. The term for what’s happening above ^^
22. Lists?
23. Using Lists
24. Reading in lines to put into list. (Write full code )
25. Data dictionaries
Part B: Analysis & Synthesis
Write a fully correct(LOGIC, SYNTAX, COMMENTED) code solution to the problem…
1. Simple interest calculator (No prior knowledge of Simple interest required – basic maths and
arithmetic needed however)[Beginner & Intermediate]
2. Read in two files with lines sorted alphabetically. Merge their content and print sorted in
alphabetical order.[Intermediate]