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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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1. Reads just one line of a text file.






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






3. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.






4. modulo






5. Greater than symbol






6. exponent AND assignment operator






7. Symbol to add things together






8. exponentiation






9. sets the file's current position






10. Function to read the contents of a file






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






12. writes stuff to the file






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






14. modulus AND assignment operator






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






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






17. Greater than or equal symbol.






18. Symbol to multiply things






19. unction to read one line of a file






20. add AND assignment operator






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






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






23. A statement that breaks out of a loop.






24. assignment operator






25. Argument variable






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






27. empties the file






28. Symbol to multiply things






29. turns an object into a string






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






31. exponentiation






32. Adds something to a variable






33. absolute value






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






35. floor division AND assignment operator






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






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






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






39. add AND assignment operator






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






41. Less than symbol






42. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.






43. subtract AND assignment operator






44. 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






45. adds an item to a list






46. turns an object into an integer






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






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






49. prints its parameter to the console






50. Function to open or read a file