Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The following code deletes only the first three elements of numbers by assigning an empty list to the three-element slice: numbers[0:3] = []
• B) The following code assigns a list's elements to a slice of every other element of numbers: numbers = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
• Numbers[2:2:2] = [100, 100, 100, 100]
• C) The following code deletes all the elements in numbers, leaving the existing list empty: numbers[:] = []
• D) When you assign a new object to a variable the original object that the variable referenced will be garbage collected if no other variables refer to it.

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Definitions:

Poison Pill

A defensive strategy used by corporations to deter hostile takeovers by making the company less attractive to the potential acquirer.

Control

In a business context, the ability to direct the management and policies of a company, often through the ownership of a majority of shares.

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own one or more shares of stock in a corporation, thus having partial ownership and interest in the company.

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, which provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.