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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. 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
try
<<
|
<

2. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
argv
continue
format string
float

3. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
elif (Else if)
while
**=
print()

4. Greater than symbol
>
+
.py
len()

5. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
*read
float
pass
Variables

6. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
len()
read
int
print

7. unction to read one line of a file
argv
continue
readline
round()

8. Function to write something to a file
int()
=
write
close

9. floor division
a//b
.py
del
for

10. Argument variable
argv
not in
readline
**=

11. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
in
readline
format string
print

12. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
not
Variables
insert()
float

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

14. asks the user for a response and returns that response
file.truncate()
<=
input()
else

15. Function to read the contents of a file
//=
>>
read
round()

16. subtract AND assignment operator
/=
==
.py
-=

17. exponentiation
=
read
a**b
>>

18. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
|
len()
=
float

19. turns an object into a string
str
or
not in
str()

20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%s
**=
if
^

21. subtract AND assignment operator
print
len()
-=
append()

22. Command to print to the screen
~
else
print
math.sqrt(a)

23. An operator that removes a value from a list.
()
append()
del
#

24. Function to read the contents of a file
*truncate
()
format string
read

25. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
while
+=
%d
%

26. The extension for Python scripts
class
file.seek()
~
.py

27. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
print()
argv
%
//=

28. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
file.readline()
truncate
>=
def

29. 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
read
<<
*=
~

30. 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.
and
n
not in
input()

31. Adds a new line character
n
print()
floating point number
%

32. Reads just one line of a text file.
*readline
round()
%=
a//b

33. modulo
argv
try
append()
a%b

34. Greater than symbol
%d
>
if
str()

35. Less than or equal to symbol
.py
~
<=

36. Symbol to multiply things
*
argv
pass
len()

37. Symbol to add things together
+
truncate
insert()
else

38. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).
read
argv
is not
a**b

39. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
or
/=
%d
if

40. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
return
+
+=
or

41. unction to read one line of a file
readline
except
for
|

42. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
a**b
else
for
or

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

44. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
/
def
*read
<=

45. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
+=
*truncate
truncate
a//b

46. Create a variable.
+
%s
-
=

47. multiply AND assignment operator
%r
*=
del
not

48. Adds a new line character
n
not
%=
insert()

49. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
>=
read
insert()

50. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
def
if
&