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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. Symbol to add things together
=
Variables
+
write

2. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
or
%=
()
format string

3. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
==
file.truncate()
int
round()

4. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-=
#
-
=

5. writes stuff to the file
**=
argv
file.write(stuff)
try

6. empties the file
close
file.truncate()
/
%s

7. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
|
//=
%d
()

8. turns an object into an integer
&
//=
int()
print

9. floor division AND assignment operator
truncate
<
//=
/=

10. single line comment
#
if
+=
~

11. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
write
open()
round()
*read

12. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
int()
/
def
print

13. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
while
elif (Else if)
float
len()

14. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
is
print()
-=

15. floor division AND assignment operator
:
if
//=
try

16. Adds a new line character
def
n
open()
write

17. assignment operator
=
/=
print
<=

18. Argument variable
a//b
=
argv
input()

19. Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x in y - here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
in
argv
%
=

20. add AND assignment operator
+=
print
-
<=

21. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
break
int()
write
%

22. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
close
math.sqrt(a)
and
assignment

23. Function to read the contents of a file
~
return
argv
read

24. Function to write something to a file
%
/=
write
is

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

26. modulus AND assignment operator
%=
|
a//b
+=

27. 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.
del
%=
print()
not in

28. Greater than symbol
print()
>
file.readline()
a**b

29. Command to print to the screen
==
insert()
print
del

30. Greater than or equal symbol.
elif (Else if)
>=
a//b
float

31. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
and
try
math.sqrt(a)
Variables

32. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
close
%
round()
def

33. floor division
input()
close
a//b
*=

34. deletes an item from a list
del
or
argv

35. multiply AND assignment operator
==
open()
*=
a**b

36. 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
^
int()
=
*=

37. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
round()
n
<=

38. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
n
len()
del
else

39. Argument variable
:
argv
>
append()

40. Symbol used to create comments
%r
#
%r
floating point number

41. Function to open or read a file
*=
//=
open()
^

42. asks the user for a response and returns that response
>
for
round()
input()

43. turns an object into an integer
in
argv
int()
return

44. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
*=
+=
del
%

45. unction to read one line of a file
math.sqrt(a)
if
readline
*

46. Less than symbol
len()
>>
<
print()

47. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
n
:
%=

48. This statement causes an exception.
else
%s
raise
def

49. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
abs(a)
str()
%=
floating point number

50. Symbol to multiply things
readline
*
not in
readline