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

2. Greater than or equal symbol.
print()
>=
append()
open()

3. Symbol used to create comments
file.write(stuff)
file.readline()
int()
#

4. Reads just one line of a text file.
>>
str()
else
*readline

5. asks the user for a response and returns that response
in
**=
//=
input()

6. 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
/=
<<
and
%r

7. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
print
>=
format string
break

8. Function to open or read a file
str()
open()
a**b
>=

9. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
return
for
:
|

10. Command to print to the screen
file.truncate()
print
for
write

11. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
math.sqrt(a)
round()
append()
str

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

13. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
in
file.readline()
%
*read

14. divide AND assignment operator
del
/=
file.seek()
-

15. deletes an item from a list
raise
write
del
a%b

16. Function to read the contents of a file
*=
==
~
read

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

18. Symbol to multiply things
return
input()
a//b
*

19. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
insert()
%s
a%b
not

20. deletes an item from a list
del
-
assignment
&

21. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
|
str
/
%s

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
>>
else
float
&

23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
#
def
%d
write

24. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
else
.py
^
if

25. 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
format string
:
math.sqrt(a)
^

26. Less than symbol
<
else
truncate
readline

27. ,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.
del
a%b
print()

28. turns an object into a string
*truncate
a//b
str()
>=

29. prints its parameter to the console
print()
is
break
()

30. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
int()
&
%d
//=

31. sets the file's current position
*truncate
+
file.seek()
^

32. floor division AND assignment operator
argument variable
//=
**=
write

33. Less than or equal to symbol
^
len()
<=
abs(a)

34. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
:
file.readline()

a%b

35. subtract AND assignment operator
append()
math.sqrt(a)
argv
-=

36. exponentiation
a**b
except
*
.py

37. End header line.
%s
**=
:
del

38. modulo
>=
<
a%b
print

39. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
/=
a%b
floating point number
>

40. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
return
del
a**b
pass

41. writes stuff to the file
assignment
if
str()
file.write(stuff)

42. An operator that removes a value from a list.
<
str
del
abs(a)

43. unction to read one line of a file
*write(stuff)
or
==
readline

44. exponentiation
str()
file.write(stuff)
a**b
=

45. Symbol used to create comments
raise
#
abs(a)
a//b

46. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
is
assignment
-
append()

47. modulus AND assignment operator
readline
round()
try
%=

48. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
a%b
close
append()
def

49. Symbol to subtract things from each other
>>
except
*readline
-

50. Adds a new line character
raise
len()
<=
n