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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills

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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. This statement causes an exception.
del
~
raise
if

2. Function to open or read a file
Variables
write
int()
open()

3. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
*read
%s
def
%=

4. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
open()
()
<<
float

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

6. single line comment
round()
#
readline
open()

7. An operator that removes a value from a list.
~
file.seek()
del
else

8. exponentiation
del
/=
close
a**b

9. Create a variable.
=
>=
return
del

10. Function to write something to a file
else
write
assignment
>=

11. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%
=
()
%s

12. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
*write(stuff)
is
Variables
len()

13. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
/
int
len()
file.readline()

14. Symbol to multiply things
while
or
*
input()

15. divide AND assignment operator
close
argv
/=
-

16. Symbol to multiply things
*
&
print
floating point number

17. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
continue
%r
del
~

18. Argument variable
&
+
argv
is not

19. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
close
a%b
not

20. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
continue
n
for
+

21. 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
try
+
<<
/=

22. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
print()
readline
raise

23. turns an object into an integer
not in
int()
int
Variables

24. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
file.truncate()
-=
len()
%r

25. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
print
n
or

26. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
=
<<
int
except

27. modulus AND assignment operator
|
**=
<=
%=

28. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
<=
floating point number
close
print

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

%s
=
file.seek()

30. turns an object into an integer
elif (Else if)
**=
int()
not in

31. Symbol to subtract things from each other
len()
-
%r
str()

32. Symbol to subtract things from each other
print()
math.sqrt(a)
def
-

33. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
write
not
/
pass

34. modulo
def
^
close
a%b

35. Less than or equal to symbol
<=
del
argv
/=

36. add AND assignment operator
while
for
+=
/

37. unction to read one line of a file
str()
readline
-
a//b

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

39. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
file.readline()
int()
in

40. unction to read one line of a file
readline
continue
~
argv

41. deletes an item from a list
del
<=
%d
append()

42. modulo
%s
argument variable
<
a%b

43. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
math.sqrt(a)
n
round()
del

44. 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
>>
**=
==
*=

45. exponent AND assignment operator
a//b
**=
argv
:

46. floor division AND assignment operator
>=
continue

//=

47. exponent AND assignment operator
#
**=
Variables
truncate

48. Symbol to add things together
is
+
and
*=

49. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
elif (Else if)
<<
<
close

50. deletes an item from a list
:
=
readline
del