is del makes the value assigned to the variable zero?

Answer 1

it suppresses the variable. del is for delete

Answer 2

I believe that the = sing assigns a variable.

Answer 3

make sure you remember to use open and closed parentheses.

Answer 4

parentheses are not required for del

Answer 5

in computer theory, zero is still a value. using del on a variable will remove it's assignment, making it null. you will no longer be able to call that variable with assigning it to something new.