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Basic Python Programming
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Study First
Subject
:
it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
&
=
file.readline()
and
2. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
or
insert()
Variables
/=
3. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
==
if
:
:
4. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
%=
argument variable
truncate
=
5. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
read
*truncate
<
except
6. deletes an item from a list
-=
argument variable
del
|
7. 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
//=
floating point number
^
<<
8. Adds something to a variable
append()
=
try
break
9. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
math.sqrt(a)
-
%r
==
10. Greater than or equal symbol.
elif (Else if)
>=
**=
and
11. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
in
%d
len()
for
12. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
a%b
%
>=
*read
13. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
or
print
and
-=
14. Command to print to the screen
//=
print
file.truncate()
truncate
15. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
a//b
%r
str()
def
16. Greater than symbol
()
>
else
read
17. unction to read one line of a file
readline
%d
n
()
18. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
open()
*write(stuff)
not
-=
19. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
*=
*=
len()
del
20. Argument variable
else
str
argv
file.readline()
21. Function to open or read a file
-
else
file.readline()
open()
22. assignment operator
del
assignment
while
=
23. 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.
not in
n
<<
except
24. Symbol to add things together
+
%s
%
<
25. Symbol to add things together
del
+
is
print()
26. turns an object into a string
file.seek()
&
or
str()
27. Adds a new line character
a**b
/
n
=
28. empties the file
return
file.truncate()
and
raise
29. absolute value
abs(a)
>
truncate
+=
30. sets the file's current position
file.seek()
file.truncate()
%s
%=
31. turns an object into an integer
int
int()
/=
%=
32. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
n
%=
file.write(stuff)
#
33. 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).
format string
is not
#
*=
34. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
%s
str
input()
*
35. add AND assignment operator
def
or
+=
open()
36. divide AND assignment operator
/=
*write(stuff)
class
%=
37. adds an item to a list
%s
append()
pass
**=
38. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
a%b
close
readline
or
39. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
:
while
/
int()
40. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
#
insert()
file.seek()
del
41. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
-=
float
=
truncate
42. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
n
str
<=
floating point number
43. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
close
print()
//=
Variables
44. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
=
pass
str()
45. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
>
assignment
and
()
46. Symbol to multiply things
==
*
print
def
47. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
write
n
int()
~
48. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
/=
-=
:
def
49. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
open()
<=
is
insert()
50. End header line.
file.readline()
append()
else
: