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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. multiply AND assignment operator
truncate
+=
*=
/

2. Create a variable.
%=
=
round()
continue

3. unction to read one line of a file
readline
*=
continue
/=

4. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
truncate
//=
str
len()

5. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
+
%d
math.sqrt(a)
in

6. turns an object into a string
Variables

%s
str()

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

8. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
math.sqrt(a)
format string
continue
for

9. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
and
==
%
#

10. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
return
<=
else
>

11. Greater than or equal symbol.
<<
>=
while
and

12. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
argv
/
insert()
**=

13. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%=
*=
%s
str

14. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
Variables
|
%
close

15. An operator that removes a value from a list.
close
a//b
argument variable
del

16. Create a variable.
=
&
pass
<<

17. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
+
%
readline
input()

18. 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
continue
file.readline()
<<
print

19. Function to open or read a file
open()
floating point number
a**b
+=

20. adds an item to a list
append()
()
read
**=

21. deletes an item from a list
del
*
*
str

22. writes stuff to the file
abs(a)
open()
file.write(stuff)
%

23. turns an object into an integer
int()
continue
:
~

24. subtract AND assignment operator
format string
-=
=
=

25. absolute value
abs(a)
**=
print
a//b

26. Symbol to subtract things from each other
len()
-
%r
a%b

27. floor division AND assignment operator
&
%=
except
//=

28. 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
continue
write
n
>>

29. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
^
//=
=
()

30. multiply AND assignment operator
==
==
/=
*=

31. Function to write something to a file
n
<=
write
raise

32. turns an object into a string
round()
read
str()
file.readline()

33. Function to read the contents of a file
str()
read
not
>>

34. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
and
*
if
round()

35. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
^
else
a//b
/

36. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
.py
a**b
truncate
*readline

37. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
<=
%s
//=

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

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

40. Less than symbol
Variables
^
<
del

41. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
break
#
*
%d

42. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
*truncate
*
^
a**b

43. modulus AND assignment operator
-=
%=
input()
append()

44. The extension for Python scripts
.py
round()
in
while

45. single line comment
in
input()
del
#

46. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
n
#
else
==

47. 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
^
*readline
Variables
return

48. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
continue
float
.py
a%b

49. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
a**b
int
#
%

50. floor division AND assignment operator
*readline
//=
else
int