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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.






2. Argument variable






3. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.






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






5. A statement that displays a value on the screen.






6. Writes stuff to the file.






7. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.






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






9. assignment operator






10. 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






11. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.






12. modulo






13. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.






14. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.






15. turns an object into a string






16. assignment operator






17. Less than or equal to symbol






18. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.






19. returns the length of a string (number of characters)






20. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.






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






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






23. returns the length of a string (number of characters)






24. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.






25. 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






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






27. Function to read the contents of a file






28. turns an object into an integer






29. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






30. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.






31. Function to write something to a file






32. Greater than or equal symbol.






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






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






35. writes stuff to the file






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






37. Command to print to the screen






38. This statement causes an exception.






39. Function to open or read a file






40. 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






41. unction to read one line of a file






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






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






44. 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.






45. subtract AND assignment operator






46. Function to open or read a file






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






48. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






49. The extension for Python scripts






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