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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. deletes an item from a list
*=
abs(a)
del
in

2. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
*=
%d
**=
def

3. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
%s
float
~
%s

4. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
append()
*read
a%b
=

5. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
:
|
%d
&

6. subtract AND assignment operator
truncate
insert()
+
-=

7. Adds something to a variable
append()
a%b
argument variable
=

8. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
-
and
return
del

9. Symbol to subtract things from each other
or
read
/
-

10. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
print
:
()
==

11. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
n
continue
truncate
^

12. divide AND assignment operator
/=
*
<<
close

13. Function to write something to a file
/
=
write
~

14. 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
<=
>>
//=
print

15. Argument variable
not in
argv
-=
round()

16. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
*=
file.readline()
floating point number
in

17. divide AND assignment operator
print
and
argv
/=

18. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
=
a%b
*truncate
&

19. modulo
in
a%b
print
in

20. Adds something to a variable
()
elif (Else if)
//=
=

21. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
continue

raise
pass

22. Greater than symbol
|
>
read
for

23. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
#
or
print()

24. modulo
str()
readline
|
a%b

25. exponentiation
==
insert()
else
a**b

26. Command to print to the screen
print
%=
del
>=

27. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
%r
insert()
%d
len()

28. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
read
write
%r
()

29. Argument variable
=
.py
==
argv

30. square root
a**b
math.sqrt(a)
del
write

31. ,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.
%s
readline

input()

32. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
>
try
write
a%b

33. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
and
print
%d
Variables

34. assignment operator
argv
=
insert()
|

35. Writes stuff to the file.
abs(a)
str
*write(stuff)
n

36. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
a%b
print
%
append()

37. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
()
or
=
class

38. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
del
elif (Else if)
//=
input()

39. floor division
*truncate
a//b
and
|

40. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
:
/
math.sqrt(a)
else

41. multiply AND assignment operator
argv
close
*=
%r

42. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
while
in
%r
truncate

43. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
.py
Variables
round()
/

44. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
is
del
del
*readline

45. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%
|
print()
%s

46. Less than symbol
>=
<
=
else

47. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
file.readline()
+=
input()

48. The extension for Python scripts
str()
a**b
file.seek()
.py

49. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
<<
pass
print
assignment

50. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
and
~
abs(a)
*readline