1)  Operations on strings: Multiple-choice questions [12 points]
    Be familiar with the following functions and methods on string objects.

    len()
    [] and slicing
    capitalize()
    count()
    find()
    index()
    join()
    replace()
    split()

2)  Convert code fragment with "for loop(s)" to a functionally equivalent code
    that uses "while loop(s)" [4 POINTS]
	
3)  Convert code fragment with "while loop(s)" to a functionally equivalent code
    that uses "for loop(s)"  [4 POINTS]												

4)  Determine exact output of a program that uses operators "==", "is", and "is not"
   (these operators are used to check object equality and object identity)  [10 POINTS]
    
5)  Operations on lists. Be familiar with the following operations on lists. [10 POINTS]

    [] and slicing
    del
    append
    extend
    reverse
    pop
    insert
    remove
		
6)  Write a function that takes a list of strings, performs specified
    computation, and returns the computed value.  [7 POINTS]

7)  Write a function that takes a list of numbers, performs specified computation,
    and returns the computed value.  [7 POINTS]

8)  Write code for a class with the specified non-public instance attributes and methods
    (including __init__(), __str__(), and __eq__() methods)  [14 POINTS]
    
9)  Functions and Parameter Passing - Determine program output  [10 POINTS]
    
10) True or False Questions  [22 POINTS]