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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. assignment operator
str
is not
=
del

2. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
file.truncate()
in
pass
if

3. Symbol to multiply things
*
format string
if
in

4. turns an object into a string
str()
in
except
read

5. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
floating point number
input()
len()
read

6. ,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.
%d
a**b
#

7. divide AND assignment operator
file.readline()
raise
/=
and

8. floor division AND assignment operator
//=
append()
is not
elif (Else if)

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

10. Greater than symbol
a%b
>
~
*

11. Greater than or equal symbol.
%r
~
>=
else

12. turns an object into an integer
round()
for
int()
continue

13. 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
<<
a**b
<
str()

14. single line comment
<<
#
argument variable
in

15. exponent AND assignment operator
else
for
**=
else

16. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
a%b
print
try
read

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

18. unction to read one line of a file
readline
%
if
def

19. Adds a new line character
()
>=
is
n

20. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
not
write
while
**=

21. 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
*
pass
^
print()

22. 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.
file.seek()
else
/=
not in

23. Writes stuff to the file.
a%b
raise
*write(stuff)
Variables

24. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
def
*=
file.readline()
~

25. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
try
break
read
append()

26. square root
/
assignment
+=
math.sqrt(a)

27. Function to read the contents of a file
Variables
^
file.readline()
read

28. writes stuff to the file
file.write(stuff)
a**b
int()
file.readline()

29. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
format string
not in
close
*write(stuff)

30. Symbol to subtract things from each other
not
-
/=
>

31. prints its parameter to the console
print
print()
%r
-=

32. turns an object into an integer
==
int()
file.write(stuff)
+

33. unction to read one line of a file
readline
*write(stuff)

+=

34. End header line.
<
|
:
readline

35. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
<
math.sqrt(a)
and
for

36. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
and
else
append()
a%b

37. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
<<
and
==
int()

38. Greater than or equal symbol.
>=
/=
float
open()

39. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
def
return
argument variable
assignment

40. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
return
#
del
while

41. adds an item to a list
=
len()
%
append()

42. modulus AND assignment operator
a**b
%=
str()
argv

43. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
in
format string
*truncate
<<

44. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
a//b
%
%d
open()

45. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
print
#
+
%r

46. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%d
%
<
<=

47. assignment operator
#
print()
*read
=

48. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
is not
~
//=
len()

49. 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
a**b
>>
while
print

50. Less than symbol
*truncate
abs(a)
Variables
<