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How to approach refer to the exhibit practice questions

Practise exhibit-style questions that ask you to read a topology, table, command output or diagram before choosing the best answer.

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Exhibit-style questions test whether you can read a topology, command output, diagram or table before choosing the best answer.

How to extract the relevant detail from an exhibit.

How topology, command output or routing information affects the answer.

How to avoid answering from memory before reading the evidence.

How to map the exhibit back to the exam objective.

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Practice scenarios

Question 1mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?

Exhibit

def exception_test():
    try:
        x = 1 / 0
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        print('A')
    except:
        print('B')
    finally:
        print('C')

print('D')

exception_test()
Question 2mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?

Exhibit

def outer():
    x = 10
    def inner():
        nonlocal x
        x = 20
        print(x)
    inner()
    print(x)

outer()
Question 3mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output of the code?

Exhibit

>>> x = 0
>>> while x < 5:
...     x += 1
...     if x == 3:
...         continue
...     print(x, end=' ')
1 2 4 5
Question 4hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output of Line C?

Exhibit

def func(a, b, c=10, d=20):
    return a + b + c + d

print(func(1, 2, 3, 4))  # Line A
print(func(1, 2, 3))     # Line B
print(func(1, 2))        # Line C
Question 5mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. If the user enters 5 and 3, what is the output?

Exhibit

x = input("Enter x: ")
y = input("Enter y: ")
print(x + y)
Question 6hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the printed value?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```python
x = 5
y = 2
z = x ** y + x % y * 2
print(z)
```
Question 7hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output when the code is executed?

Exhibit

funcs = []
for i in range(3):
    funcs.append(lambda: i)

for f in funcs:
    print(f(), end=' ')
Question 8hardmultiple choice
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Based on the exhibit, where did the exception originate?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Error log output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "app.py", line 10, in <module>
    result = divide(10, 0)
  File "app.py", line 5, in divide
    return a / b
ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
Question 9hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?

Exhibit

def add_item(item, lst=[]):
    lst.append(item)
    return lst

print(add_item(1))
print(add_item(2, []))
print(add_item(3))
Question 10mediummultiple choice
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What is the output of the code in the exhibit?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

def process(data):
    return {item: len(item) for item in data}

print(process(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']))
Question 11mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?

Exhibit

def func(a, b, *args, **kwargs):
    print(a, b, args, kwargs)

func(1, 2, 3, 4, x=5, y=6)
Question 12easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What exception is raised when this code is executed?

Exhibit

def divide(a, b):
    return a / b

result = divide(10, 0)
Question 13hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What happens when this code is executed?

Exhibit

d = {'a':1, 'b':2}
for k, v in d.items():
    if k == 'a':
        del d[k]
print('done')
Question 14easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What type of exception occurred?

Exhibit

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "app.py", line 10, in <module>
    result = divide(10, 0)
  File "app.py", line 5, in divide
    return a / b
ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
Question 15hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is printed?

Exhibit

x = 10
y = 5
if x > y:
    print("x greater")
elif x == y:
    print("equal")
else:
    print("y greater")

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