Activity 1.3.5: Strings

Activity 1.3.5: Strings

Conclusion

1.       How many characters are in this sentence? Does it matter whether Python is storing the string as one byte per character or four bytes per character?

There are 41 characters in the first sentence. Yes it does matter if Python is storing the string as on byte per charter versus four bytes per character because it would be taking up more space.

2.      This question asks you about something you have not learned. In fact, the question is asking about details that go beyond what you will learn in this course. However, wondering what is going on at a lower level of abstraction – and talking about it – can be a useful strategy when learning about computing.

Describe what you think occurs in memory when the following code is executed.

In []: a = 'one string'

In []: b = 'another'

In []: c = a[:3] + ' and ' + b

In []: print(c[6:10])

A, B and C are all defined,and are stored in the program.When the variables are used the computer goes into the program and calls what the variables are defined as.