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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Greater than or equal symbol.






2. turns an object into a string






3. Function to open or read a file






4. prints its parameter to the console






5. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






6. Less than symbol






7. unction to read one line of a file






8. Argument variable






9. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






10. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.






11. assignment operator






12. floor division






13. Command to print to the screen






14. Adds a new line character






15. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






16. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.






17. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at






18. Function to write something to a file






19. add AND assignment operator






20. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.






21. 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.






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






23. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.






24. modulo






25. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.






26. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.






27. The extension for Python scripts






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






29. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






30. sets the file's current position






31. subtract AND assignment operator






32. floor division AND assignment operator






33. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.






34. 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






35. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.






36. 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






37. Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. (a ^ b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001






38. Symbol to add things together






39. empties the file






40. 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






41. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise






42. Symbol to multiply things






43. modulus AND assignment operator






44. 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.






45. asks the user for a response and returns that response






46. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.






47. Symbol to multiply things






48. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.






49. Greater than or equal symbol.






50. exponentiation