Functions

Question 1

Function

Answer 1

Named series of statements
Can be built-in or created by programmer
Can be used in an assignment statement

Question 2

Function Definition

Answer 2

Consists of def keyword, function’s name, and block of statements

Question 3

Block

Answer 3

Series of indented statements following the function definition

Question 4

Return

Answer 4

Returns execution to the next statement after the call

Function only return one item (which could be be a tuple or list)

Question 5

Parameter

Answer 5

Input to a function that influence’s its behavior

Cannot be an expression

Question 6

Argument

Answer 6

Value passed to a parameter

Question 7

Hierarchical Function Call

Answer 7

Function argument provided by user input

aka Nested Function Call

Question 8

Polymorphism

Answer 8

A function can perform the same action on different data types
Inherent part of Python language

Question 9

Dynamic Typing

Answer 9

Interpreter determines type of objects as program executes

Question 10

Static Typing

Answer 10

Requires programmer to define the type of every variable

Question 11

Function Stubs

Answer 11

Function definitions without statements

Used in incremental programming

Question 12

Pass

Answer 12

Keyword that acts as placeholder for a required statement in a function stub

Question 13

Local Variables

Answer 13

Variables that are only visible inside the scope of a function

Question 14

Global Variable

Answer 14

Variables defined outside of a function

Can also be accessed within functions

Question 15

Global Statement

Answer 15

Modifies the value of a global variable from within a function

Question 16

Pass-by-Assignment

Answer 16

New local variables created in function’s local namespace by binding names in parameter list to passed arguments

Question 17

Docstring

Answer 17

Starts and ends with three quotation marks
Used to provide function and argument description
“"”This function is for”””