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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 used to create comments
#
read
<
()

2. Less than symbol
%=
file.write(stuff)
<
+=

3. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
str
int()
()
^

4. square root
:
math.sqrt(a)
class
-=

5. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
<
file.write(stuff)
^
is

6. 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
>>
round()
%=
class

7. Symbol to multiply things
input()
*
a**b
floating point number

8. absolute value
abs(a)
=
readline
close

9. Function to write something to a file
=
close
append()
write

10. square root
math.sqrt(a)
:
**=
in

11. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
floating point number
-
/

12. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
%s
^
argument variable
*truncate

13. exponent AND assignment operator
input()
readline
append()
**=

14. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
read
read
()
insert()

15. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
/
for
and
a%b

16. Reads just one line of a text file.
^
*readline
del
%r

17. End header line.
#
:
truncate
append()

18. asks the user for a response and returns that response
+
input()
del
//=

19. prints its parameter to the console
int()
len()
print()
%

20. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
print()
&
<=
%s

21. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
len()
~
for

22. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
+=
int()
<=

23. 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
>>
%r
+=
*=

24. Symbol to subtract things from each other
write
-
n
pass

25. Symbol to multiply things
^
*
//=
math.sqrt(a)

26. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
return
*=
<=
file.write(stuff)

27. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
print
%d
round()

28. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
/=
len()
*
math.sqrt(a)

29. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
round()
print
%d
%r

30. End header line.
%d
-=
:
pass

31. exponentiation
|
a**b
=
input()

32. empties the file
*
len()
>=
file.truncate()

33. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
#
file.readline()
append()
==

34. exponentiation
a**b
Variables
#
else

35. divide AND assignment operator
write
write
abs(a)
/=

36. Command to print to the screen
pass
=
print
else

37. deletes an item from a list
file.truncate()
del
argv
def

38. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
else
not in
break
print

39. divide AND assignment operator
/=
len()
#
int()

40. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
not
in
insert()
>>

41. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
-=
not
-
while

42. Symbol to add things together
%d
<=
open()
+

43. floor division AND assignment operator
//=
<
is
**=

44. Function to open or read a file
#
()
%=
open()

45. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
open()
n
/
*truncate

46. assignment operator
and
%d
=
>

47. turns an object into a string
str()
pass
print
Variables

48. Less than symbol
&
for
print()
<

49. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
if
del
or
-

50. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
readline
floating point number
>
==