COSC STUDY GUIDE FOR (QUIZ 2) WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

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COSC STUDY GUIDE FOR (QUIZ 2)
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2026

What is a function in Python? - ANSWER-A standalone block of
code that does not belong to an object.


What is a method in Python? - ANSWER-A function that
belongs to an object and is called using dot notation.


What symbol connects an object to its method? - ANSWER-A
dot (.)


Give an example of a standalone function. - ANSWER-print(),
input(), len(), type()


Give an example of a method. - ANSWER-name.upper()


What does .upper() do? - ANSWER-Converts all characters in a
string to uppercase.


What does .lower() do? - ANSWER-Converts all characters in a
string to lowercase.

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What does .title() do? - ANSWER-Capitalizes the first letter of
every word.


What does .capitalize() do? - ANSWER-Capitalizes only the
first letter of the string and makes the rest lowercase.


What does .strip() do? - ANSWER-Removes whitespace from
both beginning and end of a string.


What does .lstrip() do? - ANSWER-Removes whitespace from
the left side only.


What does .rstrip() do? - ANSWER-Removes whitespace from
the right side only.


What does .startswith("text") return? - ANSWER-True or False
depending on whether the string starts with the given text.


What does .endswith("text") return? - ANSWER-True or False
depending on whether the string ends with the given text.


What does .find("x") return if found? - ANSWER-The index
position of the first occurrence.


What does .find("x") return if NOT found? - ANSWER--1