COMP270 Practice for Exam 1

Instructions: There are 30 questions on this test. It is written in a style very similar to the REAL exam 1. Choose the best answer from among those given. Click the GRADE button on the bottom of the form when you want the exam graded.  And be careful about listening to the "Back Row" folks!

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1. What is the data type of the following expression:

7/3

a) Int
b) Float
c) Double
d) None of the above

2. According to the way "MyFunct" is being used below, what is its prototype?

int x,y;
//
//Program logic to fill x and y with data here
//

MyFunct(x, y);

a) int MyFunct(int, float);
b) void MyFunct(int, int);
c) float MyFunct(int, double);
d) None of these

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3. In C, a logical AND is indicated by what operator?

a) &&
b) ||
c) ++
d) None of the above

4. What information must be passed to the STRCPY() library routine?

a) The length of each string, and the address of each string.
b) The address of each string.
c) The length of one of the strings.
d) None of these

5. Given the following declaration:

int Values[4]={1,2,3,4};

What value will be returned if the expression "*(Values+2)" is evaluated?

a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) Insufficient information given to solve problem.

6. What will be the output of the following FOR loop?

for(i=0 ; i<5 ; i++)
     {
     if (i==2) break;
     printf("%d", i);
     }

a) 0 1 2 3 4
b) 1 2 3 4 5
c) 1 3 4 5
d) None of the above

7. What are the objects in programming?

a) The computer's instructions
b) The data
c) The constants
d) None of the above

8. In order to solve a problem using a programming language, what must be done first?

a) Determine an algorithm that solves the problem
b) Write computer source code instructions
c) Define the problem
d) None of the above

9. A 'for' loop makes its test:

a) At the top of the loop
b) At the bottom of the loop
c) Either the top or the bottom of the loop, as the programmer desires
d) None of the above

10. Given the following declaration:

int Values[4]={1,2,3,4};

What value will be returned if the expression "*Values" is evaluated?

a) 2
b) 1
c) &Values[0]
d) 4
e) None of these

11. Given the following declaration:

struct Complex
    {
    double re;
    double im;
    };


double GetMagnitude(Complex* lpStr)
{
//...
}

To access the member 're' within the function, what notation would be used?

a) lpStr->re
b) lpStr.re
c) re
d) None of the above

12. Which statement below would correctly allocate an array of 500 integers by using the 'NEW' operator?

a) int* Array = new int[500];
b) new int Array[500];
c) Array[500] = new int;
d) None of the above

13. Why is it important to open a file in the binary mode when reading and writing in-memory contents such as structures?

a) To avoid undesired translation of certain memory content values
b) To allow automatic error checking of the file contents by the operating system
c) To minimize disk space requirements
d) None of the above

14. Which standard library function below is used to move the file position indicator when implementing a random-access binary file system?

a) fopen()
b) fseek()
c) fputs()
d) None of the above

15. The pointer value obtained from the 'FOPEN()' function (when used to open a disk file) is often referred to by programmers as a/an:

a) Array
b) Structure
c) Handle
d) None of the above

16. Given the following declaration:

struct Complex
    {
    double re;
    double im;
    };

Complex Values[10];

If a DOUBLE uses 8 memory locations, how much memory is used up?

a) 160
b) 80
c) 40
d) None of these

17. What is a stream?

a) A path of communication between a program and the operating system
b) A method for writing to the video screen
c) A method for checking the contents of variables
d) None of the above

18. What is the default access type for members of a class?

a) Public
b) Private
c) Protected
d) None of the above

19. Which statement will correctly and dynamically allocate room for 13 (baker's dozen) CDonut objects?

a) CDonuts* NoSprinkles = new CDonuts[13];
b) CDonuts NoSprinkles[13];
c) NoSprinkles[13]->CDonuts[13];
d) None of the above

20. Given the class definition:

Class CGeek
{
public:
int m_nNeckties;
void TalkGibberish();
}

What is the correct prototype for the default constructor?

a) int Geek(char*);
b) void ~CGeek();
c) CGeek();
d) None of these

21. How does C++ discriminate between overloaded functions -- in other words, how does C++ know which version of an overloaded function to call?

a) By looking at the returned data type and comparing it with how the caller is using the function
b) By examining the parameter list and comparing it with the caller's parameters
c) By counting the number of times the function has been called
d) None of the above

22. Supposed that an array of CDonut objects called "OurDonuts" has been instantiated dynamically. What is the correct method for deleting the array from memory?

a) delete OurDonuts;
b) delete []OurDonuts;
c) delete AllDonuts;
d) None of the above

23. What parameter passing method of C++ gives the advantage of passing values by pointer, yet avoids the use of pointer notation in both the calling and called functions?

a) Passing by value
b) Passing by reference
c) Passing by array
d) None of these

24. The functions that are part of Class objects are called the:

a) Data members
b) Elements
c) Methods
d) None of the above

25. Suppose that a function has the following prototype:

void DonutLove(int& nLamars );

How will the calling function be passing its value?

a) By reference (implied pointer)
b) By pointer (explicit pointer operation required)
c) By value
d) None of the above

26. Suppose that the following memory allocation is performed:

Class CDonuts MyDonuts[100];

Which statement will execute the method TasteTest() in the sixth element of the array of objects?

a) TasteTest.MyDonuts[5];
b) MyDonuts[5].TasteTest();
c) CDonuts.TasteTest.MyDonuts(5);
d) None of the above

27. The method of a class that is called automatically when objects of that class are instantiated is called the:

a) Constructor
b) Initializer
c) Destructor
d) None of the above

28. Suppose that the following overloaded function prototypes are given:

A) void Homer(int, char, float);
B) int Homer(double);
C) float Homer(double, int, int, double);

Which version will be called by the program statement:

Homer(35,'A', 3.14159);

a) Version "A"
b) Version "B"
c) Version "C"
d) Insufficient information

29. In what file would you find the definition (prototypes) for a class called CGhostBuster?

a) GhostBuster.h
b) GhostBuster.cpp
c) CGhostBuster.c
d) None of the above

OK, just one more question...are you ready?

30. What is the primary difference between objects defined with Class versus those defined with Struct?

a) The Class objects have active behaviors
b) The Struct objects have built-in data protection
c) There's no functional difference between them
d) None of the above

Extra information for Exam 1:


You will be asked to write two short programs. In one program, you will instantiate an array of objects of a predefined type, and call one or more methods of each object. In the second program, you will write the code to overload two of the built-in operators for objects of a class. Make sure you know and understand the "formulas" for overloading operators!


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