File formats and extensions in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to assign the correct file extension for a text document.

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file_name = "document" + [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A.mp3

B.exe

C.txt

D.jpg

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing an extension for audio or images instead of text.

The .txt extension is used for plain text files.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to assign the correct file extension for an image file.

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image_file = "photo" + [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A.mp4

B.pdf

C.docx

D.jpg

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing image extensions with video or document extensions.

The .jpg extension is commonly used for image files.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code by choosing the correct file extension for an audio file.

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audio_file = "song" + [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A.txt

B.mp3

C.png

D.exe

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using image or executable file extensions for audio files.

The .mp3 extension is used for audio files like songs.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary mapping file types to their common extensions.

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file_extensions = {"text": [1], "image": [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A".txt"

B".mp3"

C".jpg"

D".exe"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing audio or executable extensions with text or image types.

Text files use .txt and image files use .jpg extensions.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a dictionary mapping file types to their extensions, including audio files.

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file_types = {"text": [1], "audio": [2], "image": [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A".exe"

B".mp3"

C".jpg"

D".txt"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing executable extensions with file type extensions.

Text files use .txt, audio files use .mp3, and image files use .jpg.