PCEP : Certified Entry-Level Practice Tests

This Python certification Course(practice test) consists of 180 questions that will test your knowledge and will help you to clear the PCEP - Certified Python Entry-Level Programmer exam(PCEP-30-01).

The actual  Python PCEP certification will have 30 questions as mentioned below-

1. Exam block #1: Basic Concepts (17%)

Objectives covered by the block (5 exam items)

fundamental concepts: interpreting and the interpreter, compilation and the compiler, language elements, lexis, syntax and semantics, Python keywords, instructions, indenting

literals: Boolean, integer, floating-point numbers, scientific notation, strings

comments

the print() function

the input() function

numeral systems (binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal)

numeric operators: ** * / % // + –

string operators: * +

assignments and shortcut operators

2. Exam block #2: Data Types, Evaluations, and Basic I/O Operations (20%)

Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

operators: unary and binary, priorities and binding

bitwise operators: ~ & ^ | << >>

Boolean operators: not and or

Boolean expressions

relational operators ( == != > >= < <= ), building complex Boolean expressions

accuracy of floating-point numbers

basic input and output operations using the input(), print(), int(), float(), str(), len() functions

formatting print() output with end= and sep= arguments

type casting

basic calculations

simple strings: constructing, assigning, indexing, immutability

3. Exam block #3: Control Flow – loops and conditional blocks (20%)

Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

conditional statements: if, if-else, if-elif, if-elif-else

multiple conditional statements

the pass instruction

building loops: while, for, range(), in

iterating through sequences

expanding loops: while-else, for-else

nesting loops and conditional statements

controlling loop execution: break, continue

4. Exam block #4: Data Collections – Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries (23%)

Objectives covered by the block (7 exam items)

simple lists: constructing vectors, indexing, and slicing, the len() function

lists in detail: indexing, slicing, basic methods (append(), insert(), index()) and functions (len(), sorted(), etc.), del instruction, iterating lists with the for loop, initializing, in and not in operators, list comprehension, copying and cloning

lists in lists: matrices and cubes

tuples: indexing, slicing, building, immutability

tuples vs. lists: similarities and differences, lists inside tuples and tuples inside lists

dictionaries: building, indexing, adding and removing keys, iterating through dictionaries as well as their keys and values, checking key existence, keys(), items(), and values() methods

strings in detail: escaping using the \ character, quotes, and apostrophes inside strings, multi-line strings, basic string functions.

5. Exam block #5: Functions (20%)

Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

defining and invoking your own functions and generators

return and yield keywords, returning results,

the None keyword,

recursion

parameters vs. arguments,

positional keyword and mixed argument passing,

default parameter values

converting generator objects into lists using the list() function

name scopes, name hiding (shadowing), the global keyword

PCEP Certification: Exam Information

• Exam Name: PCEP Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

• Exam Code: PCEP-30-01

• Exam Level: Entry

• Pre-requisites: None

• Duration: 45 minutes (exam) + approx. 5 minutes (Non-Disclosure Agreement/Tutorial)

• Number of Questions: 30

• Format: Single-choice and multiple-choice questions, drag & drop, gap fill | Python 3.x

• Passing score: 70%

• Language: English

• Full Exam Price: USD 59

• Delivery Channel: OpenEDG Testing Service

• Testing Policies: Click here to view Testing Policies

• Exam Syllabus: Click here to view the Exam Syllabus

PCEP certification is a professional Entry-Level Python Programmer Exam to test a person’s ability to understand basic coding related to Fundamentals of Python Programming. The candidate should have basic knowledge of basic Python Programming, its syntax, semantics, and basic concepts like the below -

• Basic concepts like - literals, print(), input(), numbers, strings, etc.

• Basic knowledge of operators - unary, binary, bitwise, boolean, relational operators, simple strings, data type, evaluation, I-O, etc.

• Control Flow - Loops, If, While, for, break, continue, pass

• Basic data collections - Lists, tuples, dictionaries, strings

• Functions - Arguments, Parameters, recursion, scope, global, positional arguments, Keyword arguments, None, yield, default parameter, etc.

Other benefits of the PCEP course

• This course will also help you to build your Python Projects.

• The course will be of great help for students who want to clear Microsoft 98-381 exam for Python.

• This course will also test you if you are ready to start your reparation for PCAP.