Comprehensive Guide to Understanding RAM, Variables, Data Types, Modules, and Practical Python Implementation 🚀


🔹 Understanding RAM & Variables
What is RAM and Memory Storage?
RAM (Random Access Memory) is a temporary storage area that computers use to store data that is actively being used. Unlike hard drives or SSDs, RAM is much faster but does not retain data once the power is turned off.
💡 Analogy: Think of RAM as your workdesk—you place books, notes, and tools there while working, but once you leave, everything gets cleared. A hard drive, on the other hand, is like a bookshelf, where data is permanently stored.
Variables and Assignment Operator
Variables in Python are used to store data values. They act as placeholders that hold information and can be modified during runtime.
📌 Assignment Operator (=
) is used to assign values to variables.
Example: Declaring Variables
# Assigning values to variables
name = "Piyush" # String
age = 25 # Integer
height = 5.9 # Float
is_student = False # Boolean
# Printing values
print(name, age, height, is_student)
Output:
Piyush 25 5.9 False
🔹 Python dynamically determines variable types—meaning you don’t need to specify the type explicitly like in other languages such as C or Java.
🔹 Data Types Overview
Python offers several built-in data types to handle different types of data:
Data Type | Description | Example |
Integer (int ) | Whole numbers | x = 42 |
Float (float ) | Decimal numbers | pi = 3.14 |
String (str ) | Text data | greeting = "Hello" |
List (list ) | Collection of values | items = [1, "apple", 3.5] |
Type Checking (type()
) and Type Inference
Python allows checking the type of a variable dynamically using type()
.
Example:
x = 42
y = "Python"
print(type(x)) # Output: <class 'int'>
print(type(y)) # Output: <class 'str'>
Type Inference Example:
Python automatically infers the type based on the assigned value.
num = 10 # Inferred as an Integer
price = 99.99 # Inferred as a Float
Python’s flexibility removes the need for explicit type declaration, making coding easier.
🔹 Modules and Installation
Python modules are external code libraries that extend Python’s functionality.
Common Modules
pyttsx3
→ Text-to-speech conversionpywhatkit
→ Automates sending messages on WhatsApp
Installing Modules (pip
command)
To install a module, use:
pip install pyttsx3
pip install pywhatkit
âś… Ensure that Python and pip
are installed properly before running the command.
🔹 Practical Implementation
Importing Modules (import
)
To use a module, import it first.
import pyttsx3
engine = pyttsx3.init()
engine.say("Hello, welcome to Python automation!")
engine.runAndWait()
🔹 This code uses the pyttsx3
module to convert text into speech.
Sending WhatsApp Messages via Python (pywhatkit
)
Python can automate WhatsApp messaging using the pywhatkit
module.
Example: Automating WhatsApp Message
import pywhatkit
# Send a message on WhatsApp
pywhatkit.sendwhatmsg("+919XXXXXXXXX", "Hello, this is an automated message!", 22, 30)
âś… This sends a WhatsApp message at 10:30 PM (22:30) to the specified number.
📝 Key Parameters:
"Phone Number"
→ Must include the country code."Message"
→ The text message you want to send.Hour
&Minutes
→ The time when the message should be sent.
Interview Questions:-
What is Virtual Memory In OS..?
Virtual Memory is a storage allocation scheme in which secondary memory can be addressed as though it were part of the main memory.
The addresses a program may use to reference memory are distinguished from the addresses the memory system uses to identify physical storage sites and program-generated addresses are translated automatically to the corresponding machine addresses.
Difference between Primary & Secondary Memory..?
Primary memory | Secondary memory |
Primary memory is temporary. | Secondary memory is permanent. |
Primary memory is directly accessible by the Processor/CPU. | Secondary memory is not directly accessible by the CPU. |
Nature of Parts of Primary memory varies, RAM- volatile in nature. ROM- Non-volatile. | It’s always Non-volatile in nature. |
Primary memory devices are more expensive than secondary storage devices. | Secondary memory devices are less expensive when compared to primary memory devices. |
The memory devices used for primary memory are semiconductor memories. | The secondary memory devices are magnetic and optical memories. |
What Is LRU Cache..?
Cache replacement algorithms are efficiently designed to replace the cache when the space is full.
The Least Recently Used (LRU) is one of those algorithms. As the name suggests when the cache memory is full, LRU picks the data that is least recently used and removes it in order to make space for the new data.
The priority of the data in the cache changes according to the need of that data i.e. if some data is fetched or updated recently then the priority of that data would be changed and assigned to the highest priority, and the priority of the data decreases if it remains unused operations after operations.
Source:- https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ibm-interview-questions-and-answers-for-technical-profiles/
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