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Basic Python Programming

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Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Function to open or read a file
open()
.py
-
+

2. Less than or equal to symbol
=
<=
if
write

3. absolute value
abs(a)
truncate
or
truncate

4. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
not
+=
<<
n

5. End header line.
:
round()
<<
while

6. Reads just one line of a text file.
*readline
input()
%d
=

7. turns an object into a string
*read
str()
+=
continue

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

9. turns an object into an integer
==
print
int()
int

10. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
print
-
len()
truncate

11. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
>>
except
a%b
%d

12. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
for
a//b
assignment
==

13. Greater than or equal symbol.
%r
print()
>=
**=

14. Greater than or equal symbol.
-
abs(a)
>=
if

15. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
if
:
round()
%

16. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
open()
while
()
try

17. floor division
write
write
a//b
n

18. adds an item to a list
append()
round()
str()
len()

19. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
open()
and
elif (Else if)

20. deletes an item from a list
del
in
and
except

21. assignment operator
=
append()
|
del

22. multiply AND assignment operator
len()
/=
+=
*=

23. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
int()
==
del

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

25. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
#
float
a%b
not in

26. absolute value
abs(a)
=
%
.py

27. exponent AND assignment operator
for
str
**=
=

28. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
print
floating point number
%r
insert()

29. Command to print to the screen
n
print
>=
~

30. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
=
<
pass
close

31. exponentiation
len()
a**b
:
^

32. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
-=
int()
<
close

33. exponent AND assignment operator
/=
**=
=
round()

34. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
.py
+=
%
break

35. 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
#
^
del
in

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

37. Symbol used to create comments
float
#
abs(a)
&

38. Symbol to multiply things
*
~
abs(a)
input()

39. Adds a new line character
n
raise
^
%=

40. Greater than symbol
=
%d
and
>

41. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
except
close
floating point number
readline

42. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
and
<<
str()
/=

43. floor division AND assignment operator
=
float
a**b
//=

44. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).
def
/
is not
%

45. modulus AND assignment operator
len()
~
read
%=

46. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
=
insert()
format string
%r

47. turns an object into a string
str()
#
write
|

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

49. Symbol used to create comments
%d
-
#
/=

50. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
file.truncate()
class
if