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The document provides information and questions about C programming concepts. It states that multiple choice questions are equally weighted and code shown is generally syntactically correct unless specified otherwise. It then provides 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of C programming constructs like functions, loops, conditional statements, operators, arrays and pointers.

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Midterm 2

The document provides information and questions about C programming concepts. It states that multiple choice questions are equally weighted and code shown is generally syntactically correct unless specified otherwise. It then provides 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of C programming constructs like functions, loops, conditional statements, operators, arrays and pointers.

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All multiple choice questions are equally weighted.

You can generally assume that code shown in the questions


is intended to be syntactically correct, unless something in the question or one of the answers suggests
otherwise.
1.

What is printed by the following program fragment?


int p_test (int a, int * b) {
int d;
d = a - *b;
a = d;
*b = d:
return d;
}
int main (void) {
int a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4;
c = p_test (a, &b);
printf ("%d %d %d %d", a, b, c, d);
...
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2.

1234
-1 -1 -1 -1
1 -1 -1 4
-1 -1 -1 4
1 -1 -1 -1

What does the following code print? (Assume the program compiles without error). Trick
question! Note the semicolon at the end of the second line.
int i;
for(i = 1; i <= 10; i = i + 1);
printf("%d", i);
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3.

the numbers 1 through 10


the number 1 (only)
the number 10 (only)
the number 11 (only)
cant tell, because i is not initialized

What is the output of the following program fragment?


x = 6;
y = 5;
z = 1;
if (x <= y || y <= z)
printf ("Yellow");
else
printf ("Green");
A.
B.

C.
D.
E.

No output, because the printf doesnt have a % (placeholder).


Cant tell, because
(x <= y || y <= z)
is not legal C (is a syntax error).
Yellow
Green
YellowGreen

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4.

What is the output of the following program?


#include <stdio.h>
void F(int a, int b)
{
int c;
c = a;
a = b;
b = c;
}
int main (void)
{
int a,b,c;
a = 5;
b = 4;
c = 10;
F (a, b);
printf ("a=%d b=%d c=%d", a, b, c);
return 0;
}
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

5.

a=1 b=5 c=10


a=5 b=4 c=10
a=5 b=4 c=4
a=4 b=5 c=5
a=21 b=22 c=23

Which of these three program fragments have the same output (apart from spacing)? All
variables are ints.
i. printf("1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n");
ii. for (i = 9; i > 0; i--)
{
j = i - 10;
printf("%d\n", -j);
}
iii. i = 1;
while (i < 10)
{
printf("%d\n", i);
i++;
}
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

i. and ii.
ii. and iii.
i., ii., and iii.
None have the same output
i. and iii.

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6.

Consider the following program fragment:


...
double taxes[3];
double total;
total = taxes[1] + taxes[2] + taxes[3];

/* line A */

Choose the best statement:


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

7.

Line A is wrong because of an out-of-bounds error


Line A is correct, but for the sake of efficiency, line A should be rewritten as a for-loop.
Line A can be written more efficiently as
total += taxes[ ];
Line A has a logic error because total is not initialized.
There is no logic or syntax error in line A.

The following program fragment has its lines numbered for reference along the left-hand side.
The code prints a figure that looks like
this:
*
**
***
****
1)
...
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

#define SIZE 4

int col;
int row = 1;
while (row <= SIZE) {
col = 1;
while (col <= row){
printf("*");
col = col + 1;
}
10) printf("\n");
11) row = row + 1;
}
...
Suppose we wanted the output look like this instead:
****
***
**
*
What changes to the code would accomplish this?
A.

B.
C.
D.
E.

3) int row = 4;
4) while (row >= 1){
11) row = row - 1;
1) #define SIZE (-4)
5) col = 4;
6) while (col >= row){
3) int row = 4;
11) row = row - 1;
5) col = 4;

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8.

What values of a, b, and c (respectively) make the following condition evaluate to "true" (or 1) ?
( !(b && a) && (c && b) )
I) 0,0,0
II) 1,1,1
III) 1,1,0
IV) 1,0,0
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

9.

I, II, and III only


II and IV only
IV only
There are some combinations of values which make it true, but none are listed among the choices
There exists no combination of values make this expression true

What is true about compound statements in C?


A. A compound statement must contain at least one statement.
B. A compound statement cannot contain another compound statement
C. A compound statement cannot contain any function calls
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

A only
B only
C only
None of A, B, or C
All of A, B, and C

10. If x (an integer variable) has the value 1 at the start of the following code fragment, what is its
value at the end?
if (x < 0 || x == 3) {
x = x - 1;
}
if ( x < 2*x && x - 2 < 0) {
x = x + 1;
}
else {
x = x + 3;
}
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0
1
2
3
4

11. Which of the following does not itself cause a change in the sequential control flow of a program
in execution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

assignment statement
function call
return statement
switch statement
if statement

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12. A "sentinel" in programming, as we have used it, is...


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

a statement which checks for an error


a special value on input
the vertical bar character used in the "or" operation
a peer or colleague who reads a program to check for errors
any warning or error when a program is compiled

13. Among the choices offered, which condition is equivalent to the following (assume the variables
are chars):
(answer != y) && (option == q)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

!((answer != n) && (option != q))


!(answer == n) && !(option == q)
(answer == y) || (option != q)
(answer !(!= y)) || (option !(!= q))
!((answer == y) || (option != q))

14. Suppose that the function Snipe begins


void Snipe(int *f, double d, char *ch){
int i, j;
double x, y;
char a, b;
What are the types of the three expressions:
(int) *ch + i
*d / *f
*f < i
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

int*, double, &int


int, illegal, int
char, double, illegal
illegal, illegal, int
int, illegal, int*

...

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15. The function AddOne can be used to increment a variable. The code for AddOne is:
void AddOne(int *x){
*x = *x + 1;
}
Which of the following is a correct implementation of the AddTwo function, which adds two to a
variable:
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

void AddTwo(int *y){


AddOne(&y);
AddOne(&y);
}
void AddTwo(int *y){
AddOne(y);
AddOne(y);
}
void AddTwo(int *y){
AddOne(*y);
AddOne(*y);
}
void AddTwo(int y){
y = y + 2;
}
void AddTwo(int *y){
int temp;
temp = *y;
AddOne(&temp);
AddOne(&temp);
}

16. Here is an incomplete truth table for !(P&&Q). If the last column were filled in, how many Ts
would that column contain?
P Q
!(P&&Q)
--------------------------------------T T
T F
F T
F F
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0
1
2
3
4

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17. [Worth 2 M.C. questions]


Write the function getIntInRange, which is intended to return a value typed in by the user. The
function will make sure that the user types in a value that is within a given range of integers.
getIntInRange takes two integer parameters (min and max) and returns an integer. The return
value should be between min and max, inclusive. For example, if min is 4 and max is 7, then the
answer returned must be: 4, 5, 6, or 7. (You may assume that min is never greater than max.)
You should prompt the user for a value, indicating the valid range of inputs. Once the user
enters an integer, you must verify that the input is valid. If the input is valid, that value is
returned by the function. If not, you should display an error message, and try again (i.e., display
a prompt, wait for input, etc.), as many times as is necessary. (You may assume that the user
enters only integers; there is no need to try to handle non-integer input).
Sample execution:
Enter a value in the range [4-7]: 3
3 is not in the range [4-7]! Try again.
Enter a value in the range [4-7]: 5
In the sample, min is 4 and max is 7. The function returns 5.

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18. [Worth 3 M.C. questions. This is a continuation of the preceding problem.]


Write a program that draws facial features. The program repeatedly asks the user for a
command (a single character), and performs the action as shown below. You must call
getIntInRange in your solution to get the integers from the user.
User enters
q
e

Action
Program ends
Gets an integer in the range [2-6] from the user
Displays the eyes using the users input as the size
n
Gets an integer in the range [0-8] from the user
Displays the nose using the users input as the size
m
Gets an integer in the range [10-16] from the user
Displays the mouth using the users input as the size
all others
Displays an error message Invalid input
You can use the following functions to complete the program (i.e., these are written for you; do
NOT write these functions, just call them. You should ONLY write main), in addition to the
getIntInRange function you have already written:
void drawEyes(int size);
void drawNose(int size);
void drawMouth(int size);
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
/*your answer starts here */

return 0;
}

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