H13-311_V3.5 · Question #350
The timestamps in the Python language- are represented by how long (in seconds) elapsed from midnight (epoch) on January 1, 1970
The correct answer is A. True. Option A is correct because Python's time module represents timestamps as floating-point numbers measuring seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch - midnight UTC on January 1, 1970 - a convention inherited from Unix/POSIX systems. This is why time.time() returns a large number…
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The timestamps in the Python language- are represented by how long (in seconds) elapsed from midnight (epoch) on January 1, 1970
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A81% (26)
- B19% (6)
Explanation
Option A is correct because Python's time module represents timestamps as floating-point numbers measuring seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch - midnight UTC on January 1, 1970 - a convention inherited from Unix/POSIX systems. This is why time.time() returns a large number like 1723161600.0, representing how many seconds have passed since that fixed reference point. There are no distractors here since this is a True/False question, making B simply incorrect - timestamps are not counted from any other origin point, and they are not measured in milliseconds or any other unit by default.
Memory tip: Think "1970 = Year Zero for computers" - Unix was born around that era, and January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC was chosen as the universal clock reset. When in doubt, remember time.time() gives you seconds since 1970.
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