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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.






2. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.






3. Symbol to subtract things from each other






4. exponentiation






5. asks the user for a response and returns that response






6. adds an item to a list






7. Reads just one line of a text file.






8. The extension for Python scripts






9. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.






10. Function to write something to a file






11. exponentiation






12. modulus AND assignment operator






13. floor division AND assignment operator






14. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011






15. unction to read one line of a file






16. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol






17. Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000






18. multiply AND assignment operator






19. Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. (a ^ b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001






20. modulus AND assignment operator






21. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.






22. turns an object into a string






23. deletes an item from a list






24. absolute value






25. asks the user for a response and returns that response






26. empties the file






27. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.






28. Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111






29. sets the file's current position






30. returns the length of a string (number of characters)






31. Command to print to the screen






32. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






33. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.






34. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.






35. turns an object into an integer






36. Less than or equal to symbol






37. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.






38. modulo






39. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise






40. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division






41. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






42. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011






43. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.






44. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.






45. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






46. prints its parameter to the console






47. adds an item to a list






48. Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000






49. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101






50. multiply AND assignment operator