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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. 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
>>

while
=

2. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
while
()
**=
file.write(stuff)

3. turns an object into an integer
try
%=
else
int()

4. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
n
insert()
input()

5. exponentiation
n
a//b
%r
a**b

6. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
print
==
&
or

7. prints its parameter to the console
print()
*=
str
def

8. absolute value
for
+=
abs(a)
del

9. Greater than or equal symbol.
truncate
>=
return
del

10. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
def
del
>
str()

11. Symbol to multiply things
file.readline()
|
*
round()

12. floor division AND assignment operator
print
>
round()
//=

13. End header line.
else
is not
break
:

14. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
print
input()
a**b
if

15. Greater than or equal symbol.
#
print()
try
>=

16. Writes stuff to the file.
int()
*write(stuff)
^
file.truncate()

17. modulus AND assignment operator
and
==
%=
=

18. deletes an item from a list
file.readline()
argument variable
readline
del

19. Create a variable.
del
=
#
not

20. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
/
%r
truncate
str

21. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
argv
math.sqrt(a)
%
str()

22. deletes an item from a list
pass
a//b
del
open()

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

24. Greater than symbol
~
else
format string
>

25. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
n
print
//=
readline

26. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
and
return
print
*

27. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
|
>>
<<

28. 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
a%b
>>
write
and

29. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
math.sqrt(a)
%s
insert()
append()

30. square root
del
%
=
math.sqrt(a)

31. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
>
and
else
del

32. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
str()
file.write(stuff)
close
is

33. exponent AND assignment operator
def
a%b
**=
%

34. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
<=
/
a//b

35. turns an object into an integer
=
int()
//=
is not

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

37. modulo
|
input()
a%b
close

38. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
for
file.readline()
readline
print()

39. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
*write(stuff)
else
-
len()

40. adds an item to a list
=
write
append()
<<

41. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
//=
len()
readline

42. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
Variables
for
n

43. unction to read one line of a file
readline
a**b
^
=

44. adds an item to a list
append()
/
*=
%s

45. modulus AND assignment operator
readline
%=
int
Variables

46. The extension for Python scripts
.py
n
-
<<

47. Less than or equal to symbol
raise
<=
round()
#

48. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
%d
if
def
a%b

49. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
format string
a//b
continue

50. Less than symbol
<
format string
%s
n