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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. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
//=
~
read
round()

2. 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
float
<<
>=
truncate

3. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
assignment
=
argv
+=

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

5. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
for
break
#
in

6. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
/=
file.write(stuff)
return
%d

7. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
str()
=
int
truncate

8. Adds a new line character
n
a//b
file.seek()
*

9. Symbol used to create comments
#
<=
elif (Else if)
len()

10. add AND assignment operator
print()
+=
==
append()

11. adds an item to a list
a**b
>=
append()
~

12. exponentiation
a**b
except
%s
int()

13. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
except
-=
=
def

14. Less than symbol
pass
*truncate
:
<

15. square root
math.sqrt(a)
and
file.write(stuff)
def

16. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
<
and
/
abs(a)

17. divide AND assignment operator
a**b
~
/=
**=

18. Less than or equal to symbol
read
*write(stuff)
is not
<=

19. Greater than or equal symbol.
//=
^
>=
*truncate

20. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
is
elif (Else if)
continue
if

21. Greater than or equal symbol.
open()
>=
~
*readline

22. prints its parameter to the console
%=
-
print()
len()

23. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
del
*truncate
file.write(stuff)

24. Symbol to subtract things from each other
<
^
-
*=

25. floor division AND assignment operator
~
print()
try
//=

26. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
file.write(stuff)
and
&
<=

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.

=
in
is not

28. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
**=
#
^

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

30. assignment operator
pass
=
int
return

31. Function to read the contents of a file
*=
read
-=
<<

32. This statement causes an exception.
def
raise
==
&

33. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
break
>>
or
.py

34. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
for
()
|
<<

35. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
in
append()
def
/=

36. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
open()
write
//=
break

37. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
#
a%b
close
continue

38. adds an item to a list
a//b
write
%=
append()

39. Adds a new line character
=
len()
n
*=

40. turns an object into a string
is
str()
write
append()

41. 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
|
^
is
insert()

42. Argument variable
argv
del
a%b

43. square root
def
math.sqrt(a)
*readline
truncate

44. Create a variable.
close
=
.py
n

45. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
~
print()
==
argument variable

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

47. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
is not
=
^
truncate

48. exponent AND assignment operator
round()
del
**=
-

49. 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
#
<
.py
>>

50. exponent AND assignment operator
//=
print
print
**=