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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. turns an object into an integer
insert()
int()
>
write

2. This variable holds the arguments you pass to your Python script when you run it. Then you unpack it in your script so you have variables you can work with.
else
|
<
argument variable

3. Symbol to multiply things
file.truncate()
~
a//b
*

4. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
print()
abs(a)
*=
def

5. multiply AND assignment operator
not
>>
str
*=

6. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
+=
%=
str
round()

7. Adds something to a variable
str
=
file.seek()
append()

8. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
~
in
len()
close

9. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
round()
write
%d
class

10. modulus AND assignment operator
>>
and
%=
*truncate

11. Command to print to the screen
write
.py
print
<=

12. Less than or equal to symbol
int()
//=
#
<=

13. Greater than symbol
>
<

//=

14. exponent AND assignment operator
is not
//=
else
**=

15. Symbol to multiply things
+=
==
*
close

16. Adds something to a variable
=
file.readline()
%s
&

17. Adds a new line character
n
str
==
math.sqrt(a)

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

19. Less than symbol
readline
int()
+=
<

20. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
%r
return
%d
%r

21. divide AND assignment operator
/=
#
-
round()

22. adds an item to a list
round()
not in
not
append()

23. Function to write something to a file
~
>>
write
a**b

24. add AND assignment operator
+=
*write(stuff)
*
^

25. 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
>=
#
file.seek()
<<

26. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
input()
/
read
<=

27. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
str()
%s
argv

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

29. Symbol to add things together
str()
+
abs(a)
*=

30. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
-=
*=
+=

31. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
*write(stuff)
in
a**b
%

32. Function to read the contents of a file
read
%r
=
truncate

33. Less than or equal to symbol
<=
%r
-
%r

34. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
a%b
round()
str()

35. Symbol used to create comments
#
+
^
<<

36. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
/
not
()
file.write(stuff)

37. absolute value
/
round()
abs(a)
/=

38. Symbol to subtract things from each other
append()
/
#
-

39. ,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.

append()
%
try

40. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
==
>>
*truncate
a**b

41. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
~
in
or
print()

42. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
float
:
^
=

43. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
<
insert()
close
print

44. Function to write something to a file
write
print
break
.py

45. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
argument variable
file.readline()
=
>

46. turns an object into a string
//=
str()
del
not

47. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
#
while
read
close

48. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
-
is
math.sqrt(a)
truncate

49. The extension for Python scripts
.py
:
if
and

50. Symbol used to create comments
#
read
=
not