Internal Assessment Test-I - SET-II - Introduction to Python, Data and Control Systems - Answer Any Two Full Questions

Sep 28, 2026

Internal Assessment Test-I (SET-II) for the course Introduction to Python, Data and Control Systems. The paper is designed for 90 minutes with 50 marks and includes Part A requiring answers to any two full questions (2×20=40 marks). Questions cover core programming concepts such as reserved words versus variables, debugging a Python program using a structured approach, analyzing terminology in programming languages (interpreters vs compilers), defining an interpreter, and explaining comments in Python with examples and syntax.

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Internal Assessment Test-I

SET-II

Part A: Answer Any Two Full Questions

Q1 (a) Reserved words

Q1 (b) Debugging

Q1 (c) Terminology: interpreter vs compiler

Q2 (a) Define Interpreter

Q2 (b) Role of comments with example

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TECHNOLOGY | | | | USN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internal Assesment Test-I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sub: | | Introduction to Python, Data and Control Systems | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Code: | | | | 22MBABA303 | | | | Date: | | 20-01-2024 | Duration: | 90 mins | | Max Marks: | | | | 50 | | | Sem: | | III | | Branch: | | | | MBA | | | | SET-II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marks | | | OBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CO | RBT | | | Part A-Answer Any Two Full Questions ( 2* 20 = 40 marks) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 (a) | Difference between a word and a sentence in programming.
Unlike human languages, the Python vocabulary is actually pretty small. We call this“vocabulary” the “reserved words”. These are words that have very special meaning to Python. When Python sees these words in a Python program, they have one and only one meaning to Python. Later as you write programs you will make up your own words that have meaning to you called variables. You will have great latitude in choosing your names for your variables, but you cannot use any of Python’s reserved words as a name for a variable.
Reserve words:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [03] | | | CO1 | L1 | | (b) | Explain the concept of debugging in python program.
When Python spits out an error or even when it gives you a result that is different from what you had intended, then begins the hunt for the cause of the error.
Debugging is the process of finding the cause of the error in your code. When you are debugging a program, and especially if you are working on a hard bug, there are four things to try:
When Python spits out an error or even when it gives you a result that is different from what you had intended, then begins the hunt for the cause of the error.
Debugging is the process of finding the cause of the error in your code. When you are debugging a program, and especially if you are working on a hard bug, there are four things to try:
Reading Examine your code, read it back to yourself, and check that it says what you meant to say.
Running Experiment by making changes and running different versions. Often if you display the right thing at the right place in the program, the problem becomes obvious, but sometimes you have to spend some time to build scaffolding.
Ruminating Take some time to think! What kind of error is it: syntax, runtime, semantic? What information can you get from the error messages, or from the output of the program? What kind of error could cause the problem you’re seeing? What did you change last, before the problem appeared?
Retreating At some point, the best thing to do is back off, undoing recent changes, until you get back to a program that works and that you understand. Then you can start rebuilding. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [07] | | | CO1 | L2 | | (c) | Analyze the importance of terminology in programming languages.
These programming language translators fall into two general categories: (1) interpreters and (2) compilers.
An interpreter reads the source code of the program as written by the programmer, parses the source code, and interprets the instructions on the fly. Python is an interpreter and when we are running Python interactively, we can type a line of Python (a sentence) and Python processes it immediately and is ready for us to type another line of Python. | | | | | | | | | | | |

FAQs

What is the difference between Python reserved words and variables?

Reserved words have special, single meanings in Python and cannot be used as variable names. Variables are user-defined symbolic names used to store values for later retrieval.

How is debugging defined in Python programming?

Debugging is the process of finding the cause of an error in code. It involves examining, running experiments with changes, ruminating about error type and information from messages, and retreating by undoing recent changes until the program works again.

What is an interpreter and how does it differ from a compiler?

An interpreter reads and processes the source code instructions on the fly. A compiler translates the entire high-level source code into machine language and then stores it for later execution.

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