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The document contains multiple choice questions about C programming concepts such as preprocessor macros, pointers, volatile keyword usage, bit manipulation, and direct physical memory access. It tests knowledge of portable and flexible macro definitions, pointer and array declarations, static keyword usage, const qualifiers, volatile usage for peripherals and interrupts, resetting bits, compiler support for volatile const, and writing values to physical memory addresses.

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The document contains multiple choice questions about C programming concepts such as preprocessor macros, pointers, volatile keyword usage, bit manipulation, and direct physical memory access. It tests knowledge of portable and flexible macro definitions, pointer and array declarations, static keyword usage, const qualifiers, volatile usage for peripherals and interrupts, resetting bits, compiler support for volatile const, and writing values to physical memory addresses.

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Q: Which of the following is the most portable way to declare a C preprocessor constant for the

number of seconds in a (non-leap) calendar year?


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#define SECONDS_PER_YEAR 60 * 60 * 24 * 365


#define SECONDS_PER_YEAR 60 * 60 * 24 * 365;


#define SECONDS_PER_YEAR (60 * 60 * 24 * 365UL)


#define SECONDS_PER_YEAR (60 * 60 * 24 * 365)




Q: Which of the following is the most flexible way to declare a C preprocessor macro that takes
two arguments and returns the smaller of their two values?
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#define MIN(A, B) ((A) < (B) ? (A) : (B))


#define MIN(A, B) { if (A < B) A; else B; }


#define MIN(A, B) ((A < B) ? A : B)


#define MIN(A, B) A < B ? A : B;




Q: Which of the following constructs can be used to create a portable infinite loop in C?
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while (1) { ... }


for (;;) { ... }


loop: ... goto loop;


All of the above




Q: Which of the following statements accurately describes the intended effect of the declaration
int (* a)[10];?
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An array of ten integers


A pointer to an array of ten integers


An array of ten pointers to integers


An array of ten pointers to functions




Q: Which of the following statements accurately describes a use of C's static keyword?
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A variable declared static within the body of a function maintains its
value between function invocations


A variable declared static outside the body of a function can only be


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accessed by functions within the same module.
Both of the above are accurate


Neither of the above are accurate; static is used for function
declarations




Q: Which of the following statements accurately describes the meaning of the declaration int *
const x;?
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x is a constant pointer to an integer


x is a pointer to a constant integer


x is a constant integer value


None of the above; it's an invalid C declaration




Q: Which of the following items should generally be declared using C's volatile keyword?
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A memory-mapped peripheral status register


A global variable used within an interrupt service routine


A global variable used by multiple tasks in a multi-threaded
application


All of the above




Q: Which of the following code snippets can be used to reset the least-significant bit of x?
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x & 0x01;


x & ~0x01;


x | ~0x01;


x &= ~0x01;




Q: Which ANSI C compilers allow a variable to be declared both volatile and const?
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All ANSI C compilers allow this


No ANSI C compilers allow this; it is a K&R C holdover


Most ANSI C compilers allow this


Only the GNU C compiler allows this




Q: Which of the following is a correct way to write the value 0xAA55 to physical memory
address 0x67A9?
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uint16_t * p = (uint16_t *) 0x67A9; p = 0xAA55;


uint16_t * p = (uint16_t *) 0xAA55; p = 0x67A9;


* (uint16_t * const) (0x67A9) = 0xAA55;


* (uint16_t * const) (0xAA55) = 0x67A9;

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