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Basic Python Programming

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
*
>>
round()
%d

2. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
file.write(stuff)
if
|
//=

3. Symbol to subtract things from each other
argv
-
readline
str()

4. exponentiation
append()
a**b
:
continue

5. asks the user for a response and returns that response
input()
*read
a%b
%d

6. adds an item to a list
append()
=
|
argument variable

7. Reads just one line of a text file.
*readline
-=
for
>

8. The extension for Python scripts
write
.py
a%b
&

9. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
except
<=
close
and

10. Function to write something to a file
write
is
open()
in

11. exponentiation
**=
append()
a**b
.py

12. modulus AND assignment operator
except
%=
truncate
int

13. floor division AND assignment operator
.py
math.sqrt(a)
//=

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

15. unction to read one line of a file
/=
+
int()
readline

16. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
pass
file.seek()
/
try

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
print()
%=
<<
<=

18. multiply AND assignment operator
/=
file.truncate()
*=
=

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
~
*truncate
del
^

20. modulus AND assignment operator
>
>=
%=
=

21. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
and
a**b
or
<=

22. turns an object into a string
n
*truncate
str()
*readline

23. deletes an item from a list
abs(a)
>=
del
^

24. absolute value
abs(a)
raise
:
#

25. asks the user for a response and returns that response
<=
:
input()
*read

26. empties the file
file.truncate()
.py
float
print

27. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
and
a**b
float
or

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
>>
file.seek()
|
while

29. sets the file's current position
%d
/=
print()
file.seek()

30. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
len()
|
.py
**=

31. Command to print to the screen
print
abs(a)
close
argv

32. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
close
for
<<
argv

33. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
truncate
int
continue
*write(stuff)

34. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
truncate
n
&
is

35. turns an object into an integer
int()
while
*
a**b

36. Less than or equal to symbol
if
close
str()
<=

37. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
*
while
str
#

38. modulo
a%b
len()
file.readline()
/=

39. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
*=
+
abs(a)

40. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
==
%
math.sqrt(a)
-=

41. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
print
>>
for
//=

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

43. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
if
#
in
*=

44. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
and
while
%r
in

45. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
math.sqrt(a)
str()
>>
()

46. prints its parameter to the console
file.seek()
%s
print()
<=

47. adds an item to a list
floating point number
|
append()
int()

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
<<
try
>>
*truncate

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

50. multiply AND assignment operator
>>
str
*=
-