Python Programming Quiz-04

What does the read() function do in Python?

• Reads the entire file and returns it as a string.

• Reads a single line from the file.

• Reads the file as a list of lines.

• Deletes the file content.

What does the readline() function do?

• Reads the entire file and returns it as a string.

• Reads a single line from the file.

• Reads the file in reverse order.

• Returns a list of all lines in the file.

Which of the following is true about the readlines() function?

• Reads the file as a list of lines.

• Reads the file byte by byte.

• Writes a list of lines to the file.

• Reads a single character from the file.

What happens if read(5) is executed?

• Reads the first 5 bytes/characters of the file.

• Reads 5 lines from the file.

• Reads the entire file.

• Throws an error if the file is smaller than 5 bytes.

Which function is used to move the file pointer to a specific position?

• tell()

• seek()

• move()

• pointer()

What does seek(0) do in a file?

• Moves the pointer to the beginning of the file.

• Moves the pointer to the end of the file.

• Deletes the file content.

• Reads the first character of the file.

Which method is used to write a single string to a file?

• write()

• writelines()

• append()

• insert()

What is the difference between write() and writelines()?

• write() writes multiple lines, and writelines() writes a single string.

• write() writes a single string, and writelines() writes a list of strings.

• write() overwrites the file, and writelines() appends to the file.

• Both are used for reading files.

Which statement is true about handling files in Python?

• You must always manually close a file after opening it.

• Using with open() automatically closes the file when the block is exited.

• Files opened with open() cannot be written to.

• writelines() always appends content to the file.

What will happen if you open a file in 'w' mode that already exists?

• The file will be appended.

• The file will be overwritten.

• A new file will be created, leaving the existing file unchanged.

• An error will occur.