MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR MOGAPPAIR
CLASS XI COMPUTER SCIENCE
Chapter: GETTING STARTED WITH PYTHON
Very Short answer Type Questions
Q.1 When was Python released?
Ans- Python was released in February 1991.
Q.2 Who developed Python?
Ans- Python was developed by Guido Van Rossum.
Q.3 Which two languages contributed to Python as a Programming Language?
Ans- ABC language and Modula 3.
Q.4 Is Python an Object Oriented Language?
Ans- Yes, Python is an object oriented language.
Q.5 Python got its name from which show?
Ans- Python got its name from famous BBC comedy show “Monty Python’s Flying
Circus”.
Short Answer Type Questions
Q.1 „Python is an interpreted language‟. What does it mean to you?
Ans- It means that the Python installation interprets and executes the code line by
line at a time.
Q.2 What does a cross platform language mean?
Ans- it means a language can run equally on variety of platforms-Windows,
Linux/UNIX, Macintosh,
Supercomputers, Smart phones etc.
Q.3 Python is a Free and Open Source language. What do you understand by this
feature?
Ans- It means Python is freely available without any cost. Its source code is also
available. One can modify,
improve/extend an open source software.
Q.4 In how many ways, can you work in Python?
Ans-In two ways we can work in Python-
(i) Interactive mode
(ii) Script Mode
Q.5 What is the difference between Interactive mode and Script Mode in Python?
Ans- In interactive mode, one command can run at a time and commands are not
saved. Whereas in Script
mode, we can save all the commands in the form of a program file and can see
output of all lines together.
Q.6 What are the advantages of Python?
Ans- Advantages-
i. Easy to use OO Language.
ii. Expressive Language.
iii. Interpreted Language.
iv. It is complete.
v. Cross-Platform Language.
vi. Free and Open Source.
vii. Variety of Usage/ Applications
Q.7 What are the limitations of Python?
Ans- limitations-
i. Not the fastest language.
ii. Lesser Libraries than C, Java, Perl.
iii. Not strong on Type Binding.
iv. Not easily convertible.
