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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. deletes an item from a list






2. Greater than symbol






3. 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






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






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






6. prints its parameter to the console






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






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






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






10. ,multi-line comment hard-code,Fix (data or parameters) in a program in such a way that they cannot easily be altered by the user.






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






12. absolute value






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






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






15. Writes stuff to the file.






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






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






18. square root






19. turns an object into an integer






20. turns an object into a string






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






22. writes stuff to the file






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






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






25. 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






26. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






27. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






28. Symbol to subtract things from each other






29. Symbol used to create comments






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






31. Less than or equal to symbol






32. Symbol to add things together






33. exponent AND assignment operator






34. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).






35. Less than or equal to symbol






36. modulo






37. 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






38. The extension for Python scripts






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






40. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.






41. Adds something to a variable






42. modulo






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






44. absolute value






45. Command to print to the screen






46. subtract AND assignment operator






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






48. single line comment






49. End header line.






50. Less than symbol