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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills

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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. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
:
str()
file.seek()

2. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
read
Variables
+
open()

3. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
#
str()
+
pass

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

5. add AND assignment operator
+=
print()
&
if

6. Greater than symbol
>=
*=
>
/=

7. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
//=
floating point number
def
#

8. floor division
a//b
floating point number
~
%s

9. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
math.sqrt(a)
#
=
%

10. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
is not
*truncate
continue

11. Argument variable
argument variable
%
=
argv

12. unction to read one line of a file
readline
int()
+=
pass

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

14. Function to write something to a file
+
and
a**b
write

15. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
<
truncate
while
<=

16. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
%=
/=
%r

17. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
#
*write(stuff)
%d
argv

18. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
for
print()
str()
close

19. Adds something to a variable
argument variable
()
-=
=

20. 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
n
:
+
>>

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

22. Function to read the contents of a file
str()
read
raise
*

23. writes stuff to the file
file.write(stuff)
write
a//b
input()

24. Less than symbol
a**b
<
int()
&

25. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
readline
math.sqrt(a)
#
==

26. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
Variables
a**b
*read

27. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.

or
*read
%d

28. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
^
math.sqrt(a)
def
*=

29. Create a variable.
-
=
()
<<

30. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
is
except
=
^

31. modulo
continue
-=
math.sqrt(a)
a%b

32. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
in
()
else
close

33. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
round()
a%b
while
print

34. deletes an item from a list
truncate
del
pass
return

35. square root
/=
%d
math.sqrt(a)
n

36. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
if
print()
input()
assignment

37. add AND assignment operator
not in
return
+=
a//b

38. 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
truncate
close
format string

39. Function to open or read a file
print
a//b
open()
a**b

40. unction to read one line of a file
%s
readline
file.write(stuff)
read

41. divide AND assignment operator
readline
for
/=
|

42. turns an object into an integer
<=
>
int()
=

43. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
int()
=
for
insert()

44. modulus AND assignment operator
**=
a%b
|
%=

45. The extension for Python scripts
del
.py
append()
*read

46. empties the file
except
file.truncate()
**=
if

47. 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
~
<<
floating point number
%s

48. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
and
^
read
+=

49. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
%
str()
+=
not

50. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
n
file.write(stuff)
^
file.readline()