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

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

3. prints its parameter to the console
print()
%
/
a//b

4. empties the file
truncate
file.truncate()
a**b
for

5. Less than symbol
input()
<
a**b
=

6. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
int()
read
abs(a)
==

7. assignment operator
>
insert()
:
=

8. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
str()
+=
write
in

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

in
return

10. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
floating point number
=
read
float

11. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
insert()
=
except
float

12. Writes stuff to the file.
-
*write(stuff)
Variables
%=

13. prints its parameter to the console
print()
def
is not
()

14. single line comment
#
float
abs(a)
print

15. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
if
.py
-=
format string

16. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
+
pass
read
=

17. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
*truncate
print()
del
%s

18. The extension for Python scripts
write
except
.py
math.sqrt(a)

19. divide AND assignment operator
<<
/=
except
write

20. unction to read one line of a file
len()
:
if
readline

21. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
-=
%d
if
/=

22. asks the user for a response and returns that response
print()
input()
**=
file.write(stuff)

23. absolute value
:
abs(a)
str
open()

24. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
print()
str()
else
def

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

26. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
<=
=
read
round()

27. Function to open or read a file
open()
int()
write
floating point number

28. 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.
/=
elif (Else if)
Variables
not in

29. assignment operator
=
is not
<=
input()

30. 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
not
insert()
<<
elif (Else if)

31. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
Variables
not in
file.readline()
abs(a)

32. deletes an item from a list
round()
assignment
|
del

33. Symbol to add things together
read
+
//=
in

34. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
pass
-
is not
%r

35. 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
round()
close
file.truncate()
<<

36. modulo
a%b
n
elif (Else if)
%s

37. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
n

%d
a//b

38. ,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.
round()
print

|

39. Adds a new line character
return
|
+=
n

40. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%s
>=
*=
>>

41. exponent AND assignment operator
n
int
**=
if

42. turns an object into a string
a//b
write
~
str()

43. Adds something to a variable
~
=
print
*=

44. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
Variables
n
elif (Else if)
a//b

45. Less than or equal to symbol
*truncate
:
<=
%=

46. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%s
print
<
=

47. End header line.
#
:
**=
open()

48. Greater than or equal symbol.
==
%d
>=
a//b

49. 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
^
==
print()
&

50. 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
%d
a**b
break
^