Chapter 7, Problem 1MC

This term refers to an individual item in a list.

a. element

b. bin

c. cubbyhole

d. slot

Program Description Answer

The element represents an individual item in a list.

Hence, the correct answer is option “A”.

Explanation of Solution

Element:

• In Python list, the element represents an individual item in a list.
• Every item that is present in a list is termed as an element.

Syntax:

In Python, the elements can expressed as follows:

my_list = [element1, element2, element3,..., elementn]

Explanation:

• The data that are enclosed in the square bracket and comma-separated are called as list elements.

Example program:

#Create a list of different data types

our_list = [101, 102, 103, 104, 'C', 'Alice']

#Print the list

print(our_list)

Incorrect options:

Bin:

Bin is not the term used to refer individual items in a list. It is actually used to store elements.

Hence, option “B” is wrong.

Cubbyhole:

Cubbyhole is not the term used to refer to individual items in a list. Normally, it is a storage structure to hold the elements.

Hence, option “C” is wrong.

Slot:

Slot is not the term used to refer to individual items in a list. Usually, slot is used to store elements.

Hence, option “D” is wrong.

Sample Output

[101, 102, 103, 104, 'C', 'Alice']

In the above Python code, the first line creates a list of various datatypes and assigns them to “our_list”. In the second line, “our_list” is passed as an argument to the method “print()” to display all the elements in “our_list”.