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






2. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.






3. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.






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






5. writes stuff to the file






6. add AND assignment operator






7. End header line.






8. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.






9. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).






10. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.






11. A statement that breaks out of a loop.






12. Greater than symbol






13. divide AND assignment operator






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






15. 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






16. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.






17. 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






18. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






19. Greater than or equal symbol.






20. modulus AND assignment operator






21. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.






22. Symbol used to create comments






23. assignment operator






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






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






26. square root






27. Greater than or equal symbol.






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






29. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.






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






31. Command to print to the screen






32. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






33. Function to read the contents of a file






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






35. floor division






36. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.






37. 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






38. adds an item to a list






39. prints its parameter to the console






40. Adds something to a variable






41. divide AND assignment operator






42. floor division






43. absolute value






44. Function to read the contents of a file






45. turns an object into an integer






46. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






47. add AND assignment operator






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






49. modulo






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