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Python Institute Exam PCEP-30-02 Topic 1 Question 11 Discussion

Actual exam question for Python Institute's PCEP-30-02 exam
Question #: 11
Topic #: 1
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What is the expected output of the following code?

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Suggested Answer: C

The code snippet that you have sent is a loop that checks if a variable ''floor'' is less than or equal to 0 and prints a string accordingly. The code is as follows:

floor = 5 while floor > 0: print(''+'') floor = floor - 1

The code starts with assigning the value 5 to the variable ''floor''. Then, it enters a while loop that repeats as long as the condition ''floor > 0'' is true. Inside the loop, the code prints a ''+'' symbol to the screen, and then subtracts 1 from the value of ''floor''. The loop ends when ''floor'' becomes 0 or negative, and the code exits.

The code outputs five ''+'' symbols to the screen, one for each iteration of the loop. Therefore, the correct answer is C. five.


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Audria
9 days ago
I bet the person who wrote this question is a real loop-de-loop kind of programmer. Hopefully, the answer isn't just a bunch of asterisks spinning in a circle!
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Portia
10 days ago
I wonder if the image is just a red herring to distract us. Maybe the code will print out 'Surprise, it's a trick question!' or something equally bizarre.
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Michael
12 days ago
Oh, I know this one! The output is going to be B) * * *. Easy peasy!
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Aimee
13 days ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'll have to carefully trace the code step-by-step to figure it out.
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Elfrieda
18 days ago
This is a classic nested loop question. I think the output will be B) * * *.
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Alisha
2 months ago
But if you look at the code closely, it only prints one star at a time, so I still think it's B) * * *
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Tamesha
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the output is C) * *
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Alisha
2 months ago
I think the expected output is B) * * *
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