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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. asks the user for a response and returns that response






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






3. adds an item to a list






4. Greater than or equal symbol.






5. add AND assignment operator






6. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






7. Command to print to the screen






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






9. Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x in y - here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.






10. divide AND assignment operator






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






12. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






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






14. prints its parameter to the console






15. Argument variable






16. Reads just one line of a text file.






17. absolute value






18. The extension for Python scripts






19. Command to print to the screen






20. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.






21. 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






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






23. End header line.






24. Function to read the contents of a file






25. A statement that displays a value on the screen.






26. empties the file






27. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






28. floor division AND assignment operator






29. Less than symbol






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






31. End header line.






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






33. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.






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






35. Less than or equal to symbol






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






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






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






39. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.






40. Function to open or read a file






41. Symbol to subtract things from each other






42. floor division






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






44. exponent AND assignment operator






45. 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






46. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.






47. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol






48. turns an object into an integer






49. Less than or equal to symbol






50. modulo