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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Less than symbol






2. multiply AND assignment operator






3. Command to print to the screen






4. writes stuff to the file






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






6. Symbol to add things together






7. subtract AND assignment operator






8. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.






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






10. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()






11. Function to open or read a file






12. Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x in y - here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.






13. 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






14. 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






15. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose






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






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






18. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.






19. A statement that breaks out of a loop.






20. Function to write something to a file






21. modulo






22. multiply AND assignment operator






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






24. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at






25. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.






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






27. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index






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






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






30. exponent AND assignment operator






31. subtract AND assignment operator






32. Function to write something to a file






33. Symbol used to create comments






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






35. Argument variable






36. prints its parameter to the console






37. Create a variable.






38. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.






39. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.






40. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.






41. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






42. 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






43. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100






44. exponent AND assignment operator






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






46. Symbol to subtract things from each other






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






48. turns an object into an integer






49. Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x not in y - here not in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.






50. Greater than or equal symbol.