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Basic Python Programming

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
print
==
n
class

2. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
floating point number
del
abs(a)
Variables

3. Symbol used to create comments
return
print()
str()
#

4. modulus AND assignment operator
%=
//=
+
()

5. Create a variable.
^
=
==
abs(a)

6. 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
&
*truncate
#

7. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
or
del
()
truncate

8. floor division AND assignment operator
**=
a//b
>>
//=

9. unction to read one line of a file
print
/=
readline
def

10. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
<<
read
assignment
:

11. Adds a new line character
=
return
#
n

12. prints its parameter to the console
*truncate
%=
print()
and

13. prints its parameter to the console
n
print()
str
:

14. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
for
=
<=
else

15. 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
print()
append()
^
abs(a)

16. 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
>>
//=
argv
%s

17. Less than or equal to symbol
n
in
=
<=

18. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
<
int
len()
()

19. single line comment
#
write
argument variable
=

20. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
print()
-
def
*

21. Create a variable.
=
#
*=
&

22. turns an object into a string
**=
^
str()
#

23. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
*truncate
/
a//b
continue

24. Function to read the contents of a file
n
for
is
read

25. deletes an item from a list
del
str()
math.sqrt(a)
file.truncate()

26. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
abs(a)
#
=
and

27. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
=
a//b
try
*=

28. End header line.
:
&
is not
not

29. Greater than or equal symbol.
%
>=
math.sqrt(a)
or

30. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
=
in
round()
()

31. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
pass
round()
|
del

32. add AND assignment operator
//=
%r
*write(stuff)
+=

33. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
>>
def
*=
is

34. turns an object into a string
str()
while
math.sqrt(a)
n

35. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
readline
break
%
%r

36. Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x not in y - here not in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
not in
=
insert()
not

37. Greater than or equal symbol.
math.sqrt(a)
class
*truncate
>=

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

39. 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
()
read
<<
*

40. Function to open or read a file
open()
continue
read
read

41. Function to open or read a file
%
try
open()
//=

42. Command to print to the screen
def
==
n
print

43. empties the file
file.truncate()
str
#
a**b

44. writes stuff to the file
file.write(stuff)
=
>
**=

45. exponentiation
and
^
in
a**b

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

47. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
and
close
n
round()

48. 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
//=
round()
class

49. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
%d
>>
~
%=

50. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
a//b
|
and
insert()