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Week 10 : Learning Task CA - 02 (CS&IT)
Application Development Using Python Continuous Assessment 2
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Question 1
What is a character class in regular expressions?
Response: A group of characters that represent a single character in a pattern.
Question 2
In OOP, what is the term for methods that change the state of an object?
Response: Modifiers
Question 3
What module is used to create, read, and write compressed ZIP archives in Python?
Response: zipfile
Question 4
What is the purpose of the finally block in exception handling?
Response: To specify code that will always execute, whether or not an exception occurs
Question 5
What is the keyword used to raise an exception manually in Python?
Response: raise
Question 6
Which method is used to perform regular expression pattern matching in Python?
Response: search()
Question 7
What is the purpose of the shelve module in Python?
Response: To save and retrieve Python objects to and from files
Question 8
In Python, how can you create a custom exception class?
Response: By inheriting from the built-in Exception class
Question 9
What is the term for the process of catching an exception and then re-raising it?
Response: Exception chaining
Question 10
Are objects in Python mutable or immutable by default?
Response: Mutable
Question 11
In OOP, when an object is returned from a method, what is returned?
Response: A reference to the object
Question 12
What is the term for the process of defining multiple methods with the same name in a class but with different parameters?
Response: Method overloading
Question 13
What character is used to represent the end of a line in a regular expression?
Response: $
Question 14
In Python, what is the term for creating and using your own exception classes?
Response: User-defined exceptions
Question 15
What is the primary difference between a class and a function in Python?
Response: Functions are used to define behavior, while classes are used to define objects.
Question 16
What does the findall() method in Python's re module do?
Response: It finds and returns all occurrences of a pattern in a string.
Question 17
What is the purpose of the os.path.abspath() function in Python?
Response: To return the absolute path of a file or directory
Question 18
What is the primary use of the time class in Python?
Response: To work with time-related data and functions
Question 19
In Python, how do you read the contents of a text file line by line?
Response: Using the file.readlines() method
Question 20
What is the purpose of the try and except blocks in exception handling?
Response: To catch and handle exceptions
Question 21
Which Python module is used to create and manipulate directory trees?
Response: os.path
Question 22
What character is used to represent the beginning of a line in a regular expression?
Response: ^
Question 23
How can you handle exceptions in Python?
Response: By using the try block
Question 24
What is the result of using the os.makedirs() function to create a directory that already exists?
Response: It raises an error.
Question 25
What is a "pure function" in programming?
Response: A function that always returns the same output for the same input and has no side effects
Question 26
Which Python module is used for working with regular expressions?
Response: re
Question 27
What is the term for creating a new object that is a copy of an existing object?
Response: Cloning
Question 28
In OOP, what is the primary difference between prototyping and planning a class?
Response: Prototyping is a quick and informal way to design a class, while planning is a more formal and detailed process.
Question 29
How can you copy a file from one location to another using the shutil module?
Response: shutil.copy(file, destination)
Question 30
What is the term for finding a specific sequence of characters within a larger string?
Response: Searching
