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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. square root






2. 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






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






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






5. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index






6. The extension for Python scripts






7. Less than symbol






8. turns an object into a string






9. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division






10. End header line.






11. subtract AND assignment operator






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






13. Function to write something to a file






14. Create a variable.






15. Symbol to subtract things from each other






16. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.






17. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.






18. absolute value






19. absolute value






20. modulus AND assignment operator






21. Function to read the contents of a file






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






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






24. Function to open or read a file






25. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose






26. An operator that removes a value from a list.






27. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division






28. turns an object into an integer






29. deletes an item from a list






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.






37. add AND assignment operator






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






39. Adds something to a variable






40. Symbol to add things together






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






42. exponentiation






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






44. Symbol used to create comments






45. exponentiation






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






47. 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






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






49. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.






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