Intro to Python-Homework 1

1. What is a program?
2. What is hardware?
3. List the five major components of a computer system.
4. What part of the computer actually runs programs?
5. What part of the computer serves as a work area to store a program and its data while the program is running?
6. What part of the computer holds data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer?
7. What part of the computer collects data from people and from other devices?
8. What part of the computer formats and presents data for people or other devices?
9. What fundamental set of programs control the internal operations of the computer’s hardware?
10. What do you call a program that performs a specialized task, such as a virus scanner, a file compression program, or a data backup program?
11. • To make sure that you can interact with the Python interpreter, try the following steps on your computer:
    • Start the Python interpreter in interactive mode.
    • At the prompt type the following statement and then press Enter:

    print(‘This is a test of the Python interpreter.’)

    • After pressing the Enter key the interpreter will execute the statement. If you typed everything correctly, your session should look like this:

    print(‘This is a test of the Python interpreter.’)  –Send screenshot

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