COMP370 Practice for Exam 1

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1. Given the following declaration:

int Values[25];

Which expression below is equivalent to: &Values[0]?

a) Values[0]
b) Values[-1]
c) Values
d) None of these

2. Given the following declaration:

char szName[24];

How many characters can be in the array (excluding the terminator)?

a) 24
b) 25
c) 23
d) None of these

3. What is the meaning of the following declaration?

float* pVar;

a) pVar is a pointer to data of type FLOAT
b) pVar is a floating point variable
c) pVar is meant to have an initial value of zero
d) None of these

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

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

5. A certain function has the following prototype:

float MyFunct(int x, float z);

Which statement below correctly calls this function? Assume that A and B are type INT, and C is type FLOAT.

a) MyFunct( a, b);
b) a = MyFunct( 0, a);
c) c = MyFunct( a, 1.41459 );
d) None of the above

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

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

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

7. How many passes does the C compiler make through the source code?

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

8. How does a programmer give a preprocessor directive?

a) By starting a line with the '//' sequence
b) By ending a line with the '*/' sequence
c) By starting the line with the '#' character
d) None of the above

9. What is the default data type returned by C functions?

a) int
b) float
c) void
d) None of the above

10. What is wrong with the following code?

char szPassword[24];
gets(szPassword); // Get user password

if ( szPassword == "Joshua" ) printf("Welcome!");

a) The comparison method (==) will not work with strings.
b) GETS() does not input character strings.
c) The array declaration is invalid.
d) None of these

11. Given the following declaration:

struct Complex
    {
    double re;
    double im;
    };

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

a) 8 locations
b) 16 locations
c) 0 locations
d) None of these

12. What value is returned by the NEW operator when a memory allocation request fails?

a) -1
b) NULL pointer
c) 0xffff
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. 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

15. 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

16. Which operator is used to access the member elements of a structure?

a) "*"
b) "."
c) "&"
d) None of these

17. Which standard stream below could be used to talk to the video display?

a) stdprn
b) stderr
c) stdout
d) stdaux
e) None of the above

18. What happens when an object is instantiated?

a) The object is deleted or removed from memory
b) A pointer to the object is created
c) The object is dereferenced
d) None of these

19. Which of these is a disadvantage of passing structures to functions by value?

a) Two copies of the structure occupy memory during the function's execution
b) Copying the structure is a relatively slow process
c) The function can not modify the original values in the structure
d) All of the above

20. Which standard stream below could be used to talk to a printer?

a) stdout
b) stdprn
c) stderr
d) stdaux
e) None of the above

21. If a class member is defined as "private," who can access it?

a) Only functions within the same program
b) Any function within any process running on the computer
c) Only methods within the class itself
d) None of the above

22. 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

23. 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

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. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

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

a) Public
b) Private
c) Protected
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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