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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. This statement causes an exception.
raise
&
math.sqrt(a)
+=

2. Writes stuff to the file.
*write(stuff)
n
==
a//b

3. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
not
>=
write
assignment

4. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
//=
is not
/
if

5. floor division AND assignment operator
//=
abs(a)
file.seek()
=

6. Greater than symbol
*readline
>
int()
round()

7. prints its parameter to the console
append()
file.write(stuff)
print()
%

8. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
-=
argv
math.sqrt(a)

9. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
for
file.truncate()
%s
return

10. Symbol to add things together
math.sqrt(a)
%s
close
+

11. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
%=
>>
=

12. divide AND assignment operator
/=
|
not in
and

13. add AND assignment operator
not
+=
input()
-

14. Adds something to a variable
<<
=
+=
/

15. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
and
def
for
abs(a)

16. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
readline
abs(a)
len()
file.truncate()

17. floor division
+=
a//b
%s
a**b

18. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
append()
in
>
+=

19. exponentiation
str
else
int()
a**b

20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
len()
-=
-
%s

21. absolute value
abs(a)
write
truncate
-

22. Greater than symbol
<
^
>
=

23. Function to write something to a file
#
write
close
argv

24. unction to read one line of a file
//=
readline
=
#

25. Create a variable.
raise
file.write(stuff)
=
close

26. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
&
:
append()

27. 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
>>
close
file.truncate()
print()

28. Less than symbol
+
>>
<
#

29. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
|
()
%
readline

30. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
print
#
pass
file.write(stuff)

31. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
*read
insert()
>>
n

32. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
argument variable
int()
/
+=

33. Function to open or read a file
float
open()
**=
file.readline()

34. Greater than or equal symbol.
>>
>=
*write(stuff)
<

35. Greater than or equal symbol.
=
>=
()
int()

36. turns an object into an integer
else
break
int()
&

37. adds an item to a list
input()
print
append()
open()

38. absolute value
~
<=
abs(a)
except

39. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
append()
format string
a%b

40. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
in
if
%
def

41. Adds something to a variable
n
if
a%b
=

42. Create a variable.
=
<=
len()
print

43. adds an item to a list
append()
close
%=
%d

44. turns an object into a string
*read
str()
and
len()

45. 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
=
insert()
del

46. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
>>
~
&

47. Symbol to multiply things
format string
==
*
#

48. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
>
write
*readline
floating point number

49. floor division AND assignment operator
%s
()
//=
def

50. single line comment
def
write
#
if