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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. add AND assignment operator
n
round()
+=
>>

2. Adds a new line character
.py
n
math.sqrt(a)
else

3. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
argv
a%b
file.readline()
%d

4. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
<=
del
.py

5. deletes an item from a list
format string
**=
print()
del

6. Function to open or read a file
insert()
open()
for
str

7. modulus AND assignment operator
class
def
math.sqrt(a)
%=

8. divide AND assignment operator
print
/=
readline
else

9. multiply AND assignment operator
not
Variables
==
*=

10. exponent AND assignment operator
len()
print
+
**=

11. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
argv
return
float
print

12. Command to print to the screen
not
.py
=
print

13. exponentiation
read
try
print
a**b

14. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
raise
close
not
print()

15. Argument variable
class
argv
==
:

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
>
raise
>>
%=

17. asks the user for a response and returns that response
file.seek()
len()
input()
.py

18. ,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
>

19. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
in
%
=
==

20. End header line.
:
input()
=
-

21. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%r
raise
:
%

22. Writes stuff to the file.
*write(stuff)
=
~
/=

23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
*read
-
a//b
def

24. square root
if
math.sqrt(a)
&
print()

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

26. absolute value
abs(a)
//=
int()
*readline

27. Function to write something to a file
print()
/
argv
write

28. prints its parameter to the console
file.write(stuff)
a%b
-=
print()

29. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
for
%d
input()
%s

30. floor division AND assignment operator
~
*read
len()
//=

31. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
|
a%b
close

32. turns an object into an integer
int()
:
n
>=

33. adds an item to a list
class
/=
math.sqrt(a)
append()

34. exponentiation
==
|
.py
a**b

35. Symbol to add things together
/=
+
read
str()

36. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
==
print
<<
for

37. Greater than or equal symbol.
/
~
>=
input()

38. 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
//=
<<
if
and

39. sets the file's current position
file.seek()
>
#
%d

40. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
not in
and
def
#

41. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
%r
/
close
insert()

42. Less than or equal to symbol
math.sqrt(a)
<=
+
return

43. Reads just one line of a text file.
float
*readline
&
or

44. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
insert()
=
.py
%s

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

46. Symbol to multiply things
*
%d
>
/=

47. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
>>
:
abs(a)

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

49. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
continue
=
/
readline

50. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
break
Variables
str()
.py