Workshop

Quiz

1:Perl is the name of the language; perl is the name of

  1. The language also

  2. The interpreter

  3. A DOS command

2:Where can you always find a copy of the Perl documentation?
3:In which manual page can you find a description of Perl's syntax?

  1. perlsyn

  2. perlop

  3. perlfaq

Answers

A1: b. After it's installed, perl is a valid command in a DOS shell, so c is acceptable also.
A2: b. It's installed on your system as well.
A3: a. Unless you actually run perldoc perl, there's no way you could have known for sure, now is there?

Activities

  • Browse through the FAQ. Even if you don't understand everything in there, you should get a feel for what kind of information is in the FAQ.

    If you prefer reading it ...

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