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Fundamentals of Computer Programming-I

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PART A
UNIT I Introduction to Computers
Q.1 ALU stands for

(a) Arithmetic Logic Unit

(b) Array Logic Unit

(c) Application Logic Unit

(d) None of above

Q.2 The brain of any computer system is

(b) Memory

(a) ALU
(c) CPU
(d) None of above

(d) Control Unit

Q.3 What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?
(a) Technological advancement
(b) Scientific code
(c) Object Oriented Programming
(d) All of the above

(e) None of the above

Q.4 Which of the following computer generation uses concept of artificial intelligence?
(a) First Generation
(b) Second Generation
(c) Third Generation
(d) Forth Generation
Q.5 When a key is pressed on keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the
corresponding bits

(a)ANSI

(b) ASCII

(c) EBCDIC

(d) ISO

Q.6 Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment

(a) Keyboard

(b) Mouse

(c) Joystick

(d) trackball

Q.7 Which of the following is valid storage type?

(a) CPU (b) Keyboard

(d) Track Ball

(c) Pen Drive

(e) None of the above

Q.8 The section of the CPU that is responsible for performing mathematical operations
(a)Memory
(b) Register Unit
(c)Control Unit
(d)ALU
(e) None of the above
Q.9 Any storage device added to computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as:

(a)Floppy disk

(b)Hard Disk (c)Backing store

(d) Punched Card

Q.10 The list of coded instructions is called

(a)Computer Program
(b)Algorithm (c) Flowchart (d)Utility Program
Q.11 Source code is available to view, modify and redistribute in

(a)Open Source
Source

(b) Closed

(c)Proprietary

(d) Licensed

(e) None of the above

(e) None of the above
(e) None of the above

Q.12 Which of the following is not input device

(a) Touch Pad

(b) Mouse

(c)Printer

(d) Joystick

Q.13 MS Word is example of Closed Source Software

(a) True

(b) False

Q.14 Software required to run the hardware is known as

(a)Task Manager

(b) Task Bar

(c) Program Manager

(d) Device Driver

Q.15 Which the following is application software?

(a)Compiler

(b)Power Point

(c)Debugger

(d) None of the above

Q.16 Which of the following is system software?

(a)Linux

(b)Word

(c)Excel

(d)Tally

Q.17 The Programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as

(a)Hardware

(b)Software

(c)Firmware

(d)ROMware

Q.18 Which of the following is invalid type of memory

(b)ROM (Read Only Memory)
(a)RAM (Random Access Memory)
(c)PRAM (Programmable Read Access Only Memory )
(d)EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only
Q 19 =Cs were used in________of computers
(a)A First Generation
(b) Second Generation
(c)Third Generation (d) Fifth Generation
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Q.20 which of the following is not component of computer system?
(a)Input Device
(b) Stepper Motor
(c)Memory
Q.21 Which of the following is not output device?

(a)Printer

(b)VDU

(c)Scanner

(d)None of the above

(d)All

Q.22 Joystick is used for____________

(a)Gaming
(b)Weather forecast (c)Word Processing
Q.23 Trackball is output device

(a)True

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(d)All

(b)False

Q.24 ALU is part of Memory

(a)True

(b)False

Q.25 CPU consist of

(a)ALU+CU

(b)ROM+ALU

(c)RAM+ROM

(d)None

(c)RAM

(d)None

Q.26 _______is Volatile Memory

(a)ROM

(b)EPROME

Q.27_____________ is non volatile memory

(a)RAM

(b)EERAM

(d)PROME

(c)ROM

Q.28 Which of the following is the Valid Measurement unit of memory

(a)GB

(b)MB

(c)KB

(d)All

Q.29 Hardware can work without device driver

(a)True

(b)False

Q.30 Which of the following if not OS

(a)Android

(d)LINUX

(c)Samsung

(b) MAC

Q.31 DVD is having more storage capacity than CD

(a)True

(b)False

Q.32 Tally is __________

(a) Open S/W

(b) Closed S/W

(c)Application s/w
Q.33 VLSI is used in _________ Generation of computer
(a)First

(b)Second

(d)System s/w

(d)Fourth

(c)Third

Q.34 __________ Interprets and executes set of instruction

(a)CPU

(b)VDU

(d)Scanner

(c)Printer

Q.35 __________consists of set of instruction

(a)Software

(b)Hardware (c)Program

(d)None of this

Q.36___________consists of set of program s

(a)Scanner

(b)VDU

(d)None of this

(c)Software

Q.37 Paint brush is text editor

(a)True

(b)False

Q.38 Notepad is text editor

(a)True

(b)False
Q.39 Keyboard Converts typed in character to
___________code

(a)EBCIDIC

(b)ASCII

(c)Decimal

(d)Binary

Q.40 __________Unit control the operation of CPU

(a)ALU

(b)RAM

(c)CU

(d)BU

Q.41 Which one of the following is not a feature of third generation languages?
(a) They need to get translated
(b) They are faster than MLLs
(c) They are easy to use than MMLs
(d) They use compilers and interpreters
Q.42 Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?

(a)RAM

(b)RAM

(c)ERAM

(d)RW/RAM

Q.43 LSI,VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?

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(b)Second

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(d)Fourth

Q.44 Which characteristics of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculation?

(a)Accuracy

(b)Storage

(c)Versatility (d)Automatic

Q.45 Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?
(a) Electronic Computers
(b)Analog Computers
(c)Digital Computers
(d)Hybrid Computers

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UNIT II Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems

Q.1 Source code is not available for user in

(a)Open Source (b)Bharat OS

(c)Linux OS

(d)None

Q.2 Linux is closed source

(b)False

(a)True
Q.3 Bash is the ___________

(a)Shell

(c)None

(b)Compiler

Q.4 BOSS is developed by

(a) NASA

(d)NASDAQ

(c)C-DAC

(b)IUCCA

Q.5 BOSS is developed over

(a)Mandrake

(b)SUSE

(c)Fedora

(d)Debian

Q.6 Android is desktop OS

(a)True

(b)False

Q.7 3DBlender is close source

(a)True

(b)False

Q.8 Mozilla Firefox is _________

(a)Browser

(b)Editor

(c)Compiler

(d)None of Above

(c)Editor

(d) None of Above

Q.9 Google chrome is _________

(a)Compiler

(b)OS

Q.10 Windows OS is a closed source

(a)True

(b)False

Q.11 Microsoft .NET is _________

(a)Open Source

(b)Closed Source

(c)Browser

(d)All of above

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Q.12 Is the windows command

(a)True

(b)False

Q.13 Which of the following command gives the list of the users in the systems

(a)whoami

(b)ps

(c)ds

(d)who

Q.14 ________is the linux flavor which runs from CD

(a)Knopix

(b)SUSE

(c)Fedora

(d)Ubuntu

Q.15 OSF stands for

___________

(b)Open software foundation

(a) O.S. Factory

(d)None

(c)Open system foundation

Q.16 Open source software are very costly

(a)True

(b)False

Q.17 Internet Explorer comes along with ________

(a)Linux

(b)Windows

(c)MAC

(d)Android

Q.18 which browser comes with linux by default

(a)Mozilla Firebox

(b)IE
(c)Opera

(d)None

Q.19 BOSS is developed in _______

(a)USA

(b)UK

(c)India

(d)China

Q.20 Which of the following is the closed source

(a)3D Max

(b)Blender

(c)Linux

(d)Android

Q.21 PHP is the Open Source

(a)True

(b)False

Q.22 _______ Determines which piece of large program need to be recompiled

(a)rpm

(b)make

(c)yum

(d)None of above

Q.23 ________Execute a command as another user

(a)who

(b)tty

(d)sudo

(c)chmod

Q.24 ________ is used to install and remove packages and control downloading them from a repository

(a)rpm

(b)who

(c)yum

(d)Is

Q.25 Which of the following is not flavor of

linux?

(a)Mandrake

(c)Redhat

(d)Fedora

(b)SUSAN

Q.26 7-zip is ___________

(a)File achiever

(b)Web browser

(c)Editor

(d)None of above

Q.27 Ubuntu is windows based

(a)True

(b)False

Q.28 ________ is HTTP web server

(a)Lucene

(c)Perl

(b)Fedora

(d)Apache

Q.29 Symbian is valid Linux Based Shell

(a)True

(b)False

Q.30 Following is valid Linux based

Shell

(a)C-shell

(b)D-shell

(c)K-shell

(d)None of above

Q.31 Shell is the exclusive feature of

(a)UNIX

(b)DOS

(c)System software

(d)Application software

Q.32 Operating system is

(a)Hardware
(c)Software which performs computation

(b)Software which manage resources of the system

(d)None

Q.33 A system call is a method by which a program makes a request to the

(a) Input Management
(b) Output Management
(c) Interrupt processing
(d)Operating system
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UNIT I Part III Eclipse

Q.1Eclipse is an IDE developed in________.

(a)C

(b)c++

(d) python

(c) java

Q.2. IDE consists of:

(a)sources code editor
(b) automation tool
builder
(c)Interpreter or dedugger or both
(d)all of this
Q.3.CDT in Eclipse is environment for java developers.

(a)true

(b)false

Q.4. Eclipse is an_________.

(a)compiler

(c)IDE

(b)Debugger
Q.5.Source code for python is freely available.

(a)true

(d)Interpreter

(b)false

Q.6.Eclipse is closed source.

(b)false

(a)true

Q.7.CDT does not provide content assistant provider.

(a)true

(b)false

Q.8.Eclipse supports programming in PHP.

(a)true

(b)false

Q.9.Eclipse supports programming in Ruby.

(a)true

(b)false

Q.10.Eclipse supports programming in Perl.

(a)true
(b)false

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Unit I Part IV Programming Languages

Q.1 What is the older high-level(non-assembler) programming language?

(a)C

(b)Lisp

(c)Fortan

(d)Basic

Q.2 The primary progenitor of COBOL was the programming language known as:
(a)Pseudocode
(b)short
Code (C) speedcode
(d)flow-matic.
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Q.3 The C++ programming language is very popular because it is:

(a)backward compatible with C.
(b)object-oriented.
(C)widely available.
(d)all of the above.
Q.4 Java and perl are examples of__________languages.

(a)compiled

(b)Interpreted

(d)script

(c)Hybird

Q.5 What innovation introduced in ALGOL68 is ofter credited to pascal?

(a)user-defined data types
(b)block statement
(c)select statement
(d)bit-string
Q.6 The most common programming languages ,dating back to the 1940s are called:

(a)functional

(b)object-oriented

(c)rule-based.
(d)imperative.
Q.7 When did the first ANSI programming language stander d come out?

(a)1949

(b)1975

(c)1958

(d)1966

Q.8 List in chronological order, when these languages become officially recognized as a standard
(i)ANSI C
(ii)ANSI COMMON LISP
(iii)ANSI Cobol
(iv)ANSI ADA

(a)i,ii,iii,iv

(b)i ,iii,ii,iv

(c)iv,iii,I,ii

(d)I,iv,iii,ii

Q.9 Who uses languages which are

standards?

(i)Processors
(a)i,ii & iii only

(ii)Technicians
(b)ii & iv only

(iii) Students
(iv)Managers
(c)iii & iv only
(d)all of the above

Q.10 What features make C++ so powerful?

(a)Easy Implementations
(b)Reusing the old code
(c)Easy Memory Management
(d)All of the above
Q. 11 What makes OOP so popular?
(i) Data abstraction
(ii) Easily reusable
(iii) Easily modifiable
(iv) None of the above
(a) i only
(b) ii & iii only

(d) iv only

(c) i, ii & iii only

Q. 12 What is/are the main differences between the 3rd and 4th generation languages?

(i) Both follow procedural code.

(ii) Third generation languages are mostly compiled languages.
(iii) Fourth generation languages are in-line with the minimum work and skill concept.
(iv) Third generation languages are user friendly and have intelligent default options.
(a) i & iv only
(b) b. ii & iii only
(c) c. i & iii only
(d) d. none of the above

Q. 13 Which of the features below would make the next generation of PL popular?
(i) They are highly portable and are offered on a wide range of systems .
(ii) They are suitable for development of programs of arbitrary size and complexity.
(iii) They are reasonably stable during changes in hardware and system software.
(iv) They both have procedural and non-procedural features.
(a) i & ii only.
(b) i, iii & iv
(c) iii & iv only
(d) All of the above
Q. 14 Which of the following languages has the potential to become the next programming language

standard?
(i) Java
(iii) Cobol 97
(a) i & iv only

(c) i & iii only

(ii) Html

(iv) ADA 95
(b) ii & iii only
(d) none of the above
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Q. 15 Which of the following languages is the newest?

(a) C
(b) Fortran
(c) Lisp
(d) Simula
Q. 16 Which of the following languages is the oldest?
(d)Ruby
(a)Perl
(b)PHP
(c)Python
Q. 17 Which of the following languages introduced the notion of inheritance?
(a) Simula
(b) Smalltalk
(c) Algol 68 (d) C++
Q. 18 Which of the following are language processors?
(a) Assembler
(b) Compiler
(c) Interpreter
(d) All of the above
Q. 19 A program in execution is called
(c) CPU
(d) Memory
(a) process
(b) function
Q. 20 An assembly language is a
(a) low level programming language
(c) High level programming language
Q. 21 An assembler is
(a) Programming language dependent.

(b) Middle level programming language

(d) Internet based programming language

(b) Syntax dependant.

(d) Data dependant

(c) Machine dependant.

Q. 22 Translator for low level programming language were termed as

(a) Assembler

(b) Compiler

(c) Linker

(d) Loader

Q. 23 What is the name of the category of programming languages whose structure is dictated by the von
Neuman computer architecture?

(a) Imperative
(b) Denotational
(c) Functional
(d) Non-procedural
(e) Constraint
(f) Object-oriented
Q. 24 A paradigm that allows specification of what has to be computed rather than just how a
computation is to be carried out.
(a) Imperative
(b) Denotational
(c) Functional
(d) Non-procedural
(e) Constraint
(f) Object-oriented
Q. 25 A paradigm incorporating encapsulation. Inheritance and dynamic type binding.

(a) Imperative
(c) Functional
(e) Constraint

(b) Denotational
(d) Non-procedural
(f) Object-oriented

Q. 26 Which language is considered to be the first fully object-oriented language?

(a) FORTRAN
(c) LISP
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(d) C
(f) SMALLTALK

Q.27 In what language is UNIX written?

(a) FORTRAN
(c) LISP
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(d) C
(f) SMALLTALK

Q. 28 What programming language has dominated scientific computing over the past 35 years?

(a) FORTRAN
(c) LISP
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(d) C
(f) SMALL TALK

Q. 29 What programming language has dominated artificial intelligence programming over the past
35years?

(a) FORTRAN
(c) LISP
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(d) C
(f) SMALL TALK
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Q.30 What programming language has dominated business applications over the past 35 years?

(a) FORTRAN
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(f) SMALL TALK

(c) LISP

(d) C

Q.31 What language has slogan 'write once run anywhere'?

(a) FORTRAN
(c) LISP
(e) JAVA

(b) COBOL
(d) C
(f) SMALLTALK

Q. 32 How is Scheme opposite to Common Lisp?

(a) Scheme is large and complex; Common Lisp is small.
(b) Common Lisp is not an ANSI standard; Scheme is.
(c) Scheme is exclusively statically scoped; Common Lisp supports dynamic scoping.
(d) Common Lisp is interpreted; Scheme is compiled.
Q. 33 Why must local variables in Lisp generally be allocated in the heap, rather than on the Stack
(a) Because we don't know their sizes at compile time.
(b) Because local variables in Lisp have unlimited extent.
(c) Because Lisp subroutines don't follow strict LIFO calling conventions.
(d) Because the Lisp garbage collector is unable to manipulate addresses in the stack.
Q 34 through Q 38 refer to the following program in Scheme:
(define add-n (lambda (n) (lambda (m) (+ m n))))

(let ((n 4)
(f (add-n 3))) (+ n (f 2)))
Q.34 What does this program print?

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) none of the above

Q.35 What would the program print if Scheme used dynamic scope and shallow binding?

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) none of the above

Q.36 What would be the program print if scheme used dynamic scope and deep binding?

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) none of the above

Q.37 The fact that the program contains two variables named n is an example of

(a)Overloading

(b)Aliasing

(c)Both

(d)neither

Q.38 What would happen (in real scheme) if we reversed the order of the two definitions in the let block?
(a)Nothing: the program would behave the same
(b)The output would change,because f would capture a different n
(c)The interpreter would complain that n is being used before it is declared
(d) The interpreter would complain that the meaning of n is ambiguous
Q.39 Which of the following is not an example of a high-level programming language?
(a)Machine language
(b) High level language
(c)Assembly language
(d)Natural language
Q.40 Which of the following is not an example of a high-level programming language?

(a)C++

(b)PASCAL

(c)Babbage

(d)BASIC

Q.41 First high level language to be implemented on personal computers

(a)FORTRAN

(b)BASIC

(c)PASCAL

(d)B and C

Q. 42 Hungarian Notation is used to

(a) Design system manual
(b) Design user manual
(c) Define name of the variable depending on its use and data type

(d) All
Q. 43 Java is a

(a) Machine level language

(c) High level language

(b)Middle level language

(d)None
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Q. 44 SNOBOL is mainly used for

(a) List operations

(c) Numerical operations

(b)Text Operation
(d)None

Q. 45 Which of the following is not case sensitive language?

(a) C

(b) Java

(d) None

(c) C++

Q.46 FORTRAN is a

(a) General purpose and procedural language

(b) Imperative programming language

(c) Both A and B

(d) None
Q. 47 An assembly language consists of following which type of instructions.
(a) Mnemonics
(b) Opcodes
(c) Operands
(d) Fields
Q.48 'C' is a
(b)Middle level language

(a) Assembly language

(c) High level language

(d)None
Q. 49 Structured programming languages are also known as
(a) Modular
(b) Case sensitive
(c) Pseudocode
Q. 50 Which of the following is a case sensitive language?
(a) C++
(b)Pascal
(c) BASIC
(d)All

(d) Object oriented language

Q.51 Which of the following factors should be considered while selecting a programming language for
application development?
(a) Nature of the application
(b) Ease of learning the language
(b)Familiarity with the
(d) All
language
Q.52Which of the following is best suited for system-level programming

(a) BASIC

(b) C

(c) FORTRAN

(d) none

Q. 53 Java compiler produces

(a) Byte code

(c) Executable code

(b) Object code

(d) None

Q.54 Which of the following languages are difficult to modify

(a) Machine level language
(b) High level language
(c) Assembly level language
(d) None

Q. 55 Variables created in MATLAB can be seen in ___________ _

(d) Current Directory
(a) Command Window
(b) Command History
(c) Workspace
Q 56 ll variables created can be saved using
command
(a) Save
(b) Load
(c) log
(d) None
Q. 57 What is right way to create a 3x3 matrix A?

(a) Matrix(A,3,3)

(b) A(3,3)

(c) A[123,123,123]
(d) A[123; 123; 123]
Q. 58 Transpose of matrix A can be calculated by:

(a) A'

(b) inv(A)

(c) A"

(d) Trans(A)

Q. 59 A trigonometric operation 'sin(A)' on matrix A will affect

(a) First row elements of A
(b) First column elements of A
(c) All elements of A.
(d) First and Last element of A
Q. 60 "log2' function is used for
(a) Calculating logarithm of two numbers
(b) Calculate log to the base 2
(c) Calculate log of 2 with given no as base

(d) None
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Q.61 The tool used by a programmer to convert a source program to a machine language object module is a
(a) Compiler
(b)Language translator

(c) Linker

(d)Preprocessor

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Unit I Part IV Documentations

Q.1 _____ is part of agreement between customer and company which describes needs of the customer
(a)cost Estimate
(b)Requirement document

(c)patent

(d)Need document

Q.2Product brief is for

(a)Users

(b)Coders

(c)Mangers

(d)Marketing & sales people

Q.3Technical documentation is prepared by

(a)Users

(d)Marketing & sales people

(b)Coders
(c)Mangers
Q.4 Cost estimate is part of agreement between customer and company which describes_______
(a)Needs of customer
(b)Money paid by customer

(c)Rough expected expenditure

(d)Resources required

Q.5 User manual of software can be found in the menu option

(a)Internet

(b)Online

(c)Find

(d)Help

Q.6 Quality of software is documented in __________ phase of software development

(a)Testing

(b)Delivery

(c)Idea

(d)Development

Q.7 Inventor is given special rights using document______

(a)Patent

(b)Copyright (c)Intellectual Property Rights

(d)ITU-T

Q.8Blue print of software is given in________

(a)Idea
(b)Requirement document

(c)Architecture Document

(d)Technical Document

Q. 9 LATEX is software for___

(a)Documentation

(b)Typing

(c)Letter Typing

(d)Technical Documentation
Q.10 Latex automatically generates_________
(c)Both a and b
(a)Indexes
(b)Bibliography
Q.11 First command in LATEX for any document is_____
(a)\begin
(b)\documentclass
(c)\begin{article}

(d)Title
(d)\end

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Q.12 Output of LATEX is generated in format_____

(a)PDF

(b)dvi

(c)ps

(d)Any of the above

(c)//

(d)%

Q.13 Comments can be added using _____

(a)\comments

(b)/* */

Q.14 To create title in the document two important commands are

(a)title and maketitle
(b)maketitle & createtitle

(c)createtitle & title

(d)title only

Q.15 Quotes can be written using _______command

(a)lq

(b)rq

(c)

(d)both a & b

(c)plm

(d)+/-

Q.16 +-sign created using ________

(a)plusminus

(b)pm

Q.17 \tableofcontents command__________

(a)Display table
(b)Displays all contents sequencially
(c)Displays contents in tabular form
(d)Displays index
Q.18 Before using \alpha command should be present

(a)begin

(b)begin{trigonometry}

(c)begin{alpha}

(d)begin{math}

Q.19 Left indentation of document should end with __________command

(a)end{left}

(b)end{center}

(d)end

(c)end{flushleft}

Q.20 to create effect of pressing Enter key in the document use __________

(a)\newline

(b)newline

(c)\new

(d)\enter

Q.21 To make the document two document_________ command is used.

(a)\column2

(b)\2column (c)\twocolumn

(d)\enter

Q.22 What will be output for following code in LATEX?

\beginclass{article}
\begin{document}

This is example for creating new paragraph in latex. It simply requires to add an extra newline. Because of this
simple way the writer does have to worry about indentation.
This is now bit complex. I have left an extra line, you can see the effect in output for the same.try to read the
section properly in the chapter, you will get the clue.
\end{document}

This will again make you think.

(a)
This is example for creating new paragraph in latex. It simply requires to add an extra newline. Because
of this simple way the writer does have to worry about indentation.

This is now bit complex. I have left an extra line, you can see the effect in output for the same.try to read the
section properly in the chapter, you will get the clue..

(b)
This is example for creating new paragraph in latex. It simply requires to add an extra newline. Because
of this simple way the writer does have to worry about indentation.

This is now bit complex. I have left an extra line, you can see the effect in output for the same.try to read the
section properly in the chapter, you will get the clue.
This will again make you think.

(c)
This is example for creating new paragraph in latex. It simply requires to add an extra newline. Because
of this simple way the writer does have to worry about indentation.
This is now bit complex. I have left an extra line, you can see the effect in output for the same.try to read the
section properly in the chapter, you will get the clue.

(d)

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This is example for creating new paragraph in latex. It simply requires to add an extra newline. Because
of this simple way the writer does have to worry about indentation.
This is now bit complex. I have left an extra line, you can see the effect in output for the same.try to read the

section properly in the chapter, you will get the clue. This will again make you think.
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Unit II- Algorithm & Programming Concepts

Q.1 Macro flowchart is also called as
(a)Simple detailed flowchart

(b)Less Detail flowchart

(c)More detail flowchart

(b)None

Q.2 GUI stands for

(b) Graph Under Instruction
(a)Graphical User Interface
(c)Graphical input Unit
(d)None
Q.3 Terminal symbol in a flowchart indicates

(a)End

(b)processing

(c)Input and Output

(d)Decision
Q.4Continue Statement
(a)Without Executing remaining statements takes control back to starting loop
(b)Take control outside the loop
(c)Continues to program end

(d)None
Q.5 Structured Programming is
(a)Dividing the program into different program modules (b)Using Structures in the program
(c)Using classes in the program
(d)None
Q.6Pseodocode is used for
(b) To make structure chart
(a)Denoting the program Flow
(c) For coding the program
(d)To write program steps
Q.7 Macro flowchart shows the

(b)Program code
(d)Both (a) & (c)

(a)Outline of the program

(c)Program Detail

Q.8 Indentation in a program

(a) Improves its readability and understanding

(b) Is compulsory

(c)Both

(d)None

Q.9 Which of the following is used to avoid infinite loops?

(a)Sentinel

(b)For

(c)While

(d)Do while

Q.10 Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of a program module?

(a)It performs a single task
(b)It contains Several sub modules
(c)It is self-contained
(d)It is relatively small in size
Q.11Which of the following is not a benefit of modular programming?
(a)It increases program readability (b)It increases programmer productivity
(c)It allows for the creation of a library of common programming task
(d)It allows one programmer to do the job of many in the same amount of time
Q.12 The main module of a program contains the following sequences of statements

Call Module A
-----------------Call Module B
-----------------Call Module C
-----------------Which of the following statements is executed after Call Module B?

(a)Call Module A
(c)The first Statement in Module B

(b)Call

Module C

(d)None

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Q.13 Which of the following statements is executed after all statements in ModuleB have been carried out in

above Q 12?

(a)Call Module A

(b)Call Module C

(c)The first statement in Module C (d)None

Q.14 Which of the following is not a principle of structured programming?
(a)Design the program in top-down manner
(b)Write each program module as a series of control structures
(c)Code the program so that it runs correctly without testing
(d)Use good programming
Q.15 The flowchart symbol bellow
(a)Process symbol
(b)Input/output symbol
(c)Decision symbol (d)Terminator symbol
Q.16 The flowchart symbol shown below is
(a)Process symbol
(b)Input/output symbol
(c)Decision symbol (d)Terminator symbol
Q.17 The flowchart symbol shown below is
(a)Process symbol
(b)Input/output symbol
(c)Decision symbol
(d)Terminator symbol
Q.18 The flowchart symbol shown below is
(a)Process symbol
(b)Input/output symbol
(c)Decision symbol
(d)Terminator symbol
Q.19Which of the following is not a basic control structure?

(a)The process
(c)The decision

(b)The Loop
(d)The sequential

Q.20 Which of the following is not a principle of good programming style?

(a)Use descriptive variable names
(b)Provide a welcome message
(c)Identify using text the numbers that are output (d)Test the program
Q.21Method which uses a list of well defined instructions to complete a task starting from a given initial state
from a given initial state to end state is calls as

(a)Program

(b)Flowchart

(c)Algorithm

(d)A & B

Q.22The chart that contains only function flow and no code is called as

(a)flowchart

(b)Structure chart

(c)Both A and B

(d)None

Q.23 Which of the following is a program planning tool?

(a)Sequential

(b)decision

(c)Pseudo code

(d)Both B and C

Q.24Which of the following structures are used in computer programs?

(a)sequential

(b)decision

(c)Timesharing

(d)None

Q.25Execution of two or more programs by a single CPU is known as

(a)Multiprogramming
(b)Multiprocessing
(c)Timesharing
Q.26 A structured chart is
(a)A statement of information processing requirements
(b)A document of what has to be accomplished
(c)A hierarchical Partitioning of the program
(d)Beginners all purpose

(d)None

(e)All
Q.27 In structure charts modules are described as

(a)Circle

(b) Triangles (c)Rectangle

(d)Ellipse

Q.28 The sequence logic will not be used while

(a)Accepting input from user
(b)Comparing two sets of data
(c)Giving output to the user
(d)Adding two numbers
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Q.29 Flowcharts and Algorithms are used for

(a)Better Programming
(b)Efficient Coding
(c)Easy testing and Debugging
(d)All
Q30 An Algorithm represented in the form of programming languages is _________

(a)Flowchart

(b)Pseudo code

(c)Program

(d)None

Q31Which of the following is a pictorial representation of an algorithm?

(a)Pseudo code

(b)Program

(d)Algorithm

(c)Flowchart

Q.32Which of the following symbol in a flowchart are used to indicate all arithmetic processes of adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing ?
(a)Input/output
(b)terminal
(c)Processing
(d)Decision
Q.33 A flowchart that outlines the main segments of program is called as

(a)Micro flowchart

(b)Macro flowchart

(d)Algorithm

(c)Flowchart

Q.34 A flowchart that outlines with all detail is called as

(a)Micro flowchart

(b)Macro flowchart

Q.35Pseudo code is also known as

(a)Program Design Language

(c)Hardware Language

(c)Flowchart

(d)Algorithm

(b)Software Language
(d)Algorithm

Q.36 Pseudo code emphasizes on

(a)Development

(c)Design

(b)Coding

(d)Debugging

Q.37 In which of the following pseudo code instructions are written in the order or sequence in which they
are to be performed?

(a)Selection Logic

(b)Sequence Logic

(c)Iteration Logic

(d)Looping Logic

Q.38 Which of the following logic is used to produce loops in program logic when one or more instruction
may be executed several times depending on some conditions?

(a) Iteration Logic

(b) Selection Logic

(c) Sequence Logic

(d)Decision Logic

(c) Sequence Logic

(d)Looping Logic

Q.39 Selection logic also called as

(a) Decision Logic

(b) Iteration Logic

Q.40 Which of the following program planning tool allows the programmers to plan program logic by writing
program instruction in an ordinary language?

(a)Flowchart

(b)Pseudo code

(c)Program

(d)Looping

Q.41Which logic is used to select the proper path out of two or more alternative paths in program logic

(a)Looping Logic

(b)Sequence Logic

(c)Iteration Logic

(d)Selection Logic

Q.42 Which of the following control structures are used in iteration logic

(a)if then if
then else
(c)do which repeat until

(b)do which
(d)do while if else

Q.43 To write the correct and effective program we much first

(a)Draw a flowchart
(c)Write pseudo code

(b)Plan its logic

(d)Use iterations

Q.44Match the following

(i)
(a)Connecting
(c)Processing
(e)Decision

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(b)Input/Output

(d)Terminal

ANS=i-(d),ii-(e),iii-(c),iv-(a);
Q.45 which of the following file conations the programmers original program code?

(a)Application file

(b)Executing

(c)Object file

(d)Source file
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(a)step by step execution of program

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(b)Executable file
(d)Source file

Q.47 Kite box in flow chart is used for

(a)Connecter

(b)Decision

(d) All of the above

(c)Statement

Q.48 Which of the following is not a characteristic of good algorithm?

(a)Precise
(b)Finite number of steps
(c)Ambiguous
(d)Logical flow of control
Q.49 Diagrammatic representation of an algorithm is
(c)Algorithm design
(d) Pseudo code
(a)Flowchart
(b)Data flow Diagram
Q.50 Goto statement is ?
(a)Used to jump the control of program
(b)Same as switch case statement

(c)Used for user defined iteration

(d)None of above

Q.51 After a programmer plans the logic of a program ,she /he will next____
(a)Understand the problem
(b)Test the program
(c)Translate the program
(d)Code the program
Q.52 What symbol is used to represent output in a flowchart?

(a)Square

(b)Circle

(c)Parallelogram

(d)Triangle

Q.53 What is the standard terminal symbol for flowchart?

(a)Circle

(b)Parallelogram

(c)Diamond

(d)Square

Q.54 The following pseudo code is an example of _______ structure:

Get number
While number is positive

Add to sum
(a)Sequence

(b)Decision

(d)Nested

(c)Loop

Q.55 The following pseudo code is an example of _______structure:

Get number
Get another number
If first number is greater than second then
Print first number

Else
print second number

(a)Sequence

(b)Decision

(c)Loop

(d)Nested

Q.56The following pseudo code is an example of ________structure:

Get number
Get another number
Multiply numbers

Print result
(a)Sequence

(b)Decision

(c)Loop

(d)Nested

Q.57structured program can be easily broken down into routines or _______that can be assigned to any
number of programmers

(a)Segments

(b)Modules

(c)Units

(d)Sequences

Q.58 In a case structure of the loop, the loop body continues to execute as long as the answer to the
controlling question is yes, or true.

(a)Else

(b)Then

(c)Default

(d)Loop

Q.59 In which of the following loop ,the loop body continues to executes as long as the answer to the
controlling question is yes, or true.

(a)do-then

(b)do-when

(c)do-until

(d)do-while

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Q.60 Which of the following statement cause program control to end up almost anywhere in the program?

(a)go to

(b)for

(c)while

(d)do while

Q.61 Which of the following statement allows us to make a decision from the number of choices?

(a)break

(b)Switch

(c)for

(d)go to

Q.62 Which of the following keyword is followed by an integer or character constant?

(a)switch

(b)case

(c)for

(d)void

Q.63 Which of the following enhances the versatility of the computer to perform a set of instructions
repeatedly?

(a)Function

(b)Loop

(c)header files

(d)statement

Q 64 Which of the following contains parenthesis after the while loop?

(a)Condition

(b)statement

(c)count

Q 65 The condition being tested within the

(a)while

(b)switch

(d)value

loop may be relational or relational or logical operations

(c)break

(d)continue

Q.66 Which of the following loop uses three things initialization, condition to terminate loop and increasing
the value of loop counter?

(a)for

(b)while

(c)goto

(d)switch

Q.67 The three things inside the for loop are separated by

(a)colon

(b)comma

(d)hyphen

(c)semicolon

Q 68 Which of the following statement associated with an if?

(a)switch

(b)goto

(c)break

(d)do while

Q 69 do while loop is useful when we want that statement within the loop must be executed

(a)Only Once

(b)At least Once

(c)More than once

(d)None of above

Q.70 Which of the following statement allows the programmer to make the control to the beginning of the
loop ,without executing the statement inside the loop?

(a)while

(b)continue

(c)go to

(d)if

Q.71 Which of the following can be replaced by if

(a)switch

(b)while

(d)for

(c)continue

Q.72 Which of the following statement is useful while writing menu driven programs

(a)while

(b)break

(c)switch

(d)if

Q.73 Which of the following is self contained block of statements that perform a coherent task of some kind?
(a)function
(b)loop
(c)statement
(d)body of program
Q 74 The function gets called when the function name is followed by

(a)colon

(b)semicolon

(c)statement

(c)braket

Q.75 The mechanism used to convey information to the function is the

(a)Argument

(b)commands

(c)loops

(d)statements

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UNIT III Introduction to C

For Programs Students are Instructed to follow the following :

Consider every program has a main()

Consider Void void, Mainmain, Printfprintf,Scanf scanf, Int int , Floatfloat
Q.1 Which of the following is not a type of computer programming language?

(a) Natural language

(b)Machine Language

(c)High-level language

(d)Binary languages

Q.2 The programming language that closely resembles the machine language is
(d)Assembly language
(a)High-level languages
(b)C language
(c)FORTRAN
Q 3 The tool used to convert a C program to machine language is called as

(a)Linker

(b)Language translator

(c)Compiler

(d)Preprocessor

Q.4 The programmer original program code is called as

(a)Object file

(b)Source file

(c)Executable

file

Q.5 The diagrammatic flow of the program is represented by

(a)flowchart
(b)Program map
(c)Pseudo code
Q.6 C- language
is
(a)Assembly level Language
(b)Low level Language

(c)High level Language

(d)Application file
(d)Water fall mode

(d)All of above

Q.7 What is a program

(a)A set of instruction
(b)A set of algorithm (c)A set of pseudo code
(d)All of above
Q.8 Who developed the C language
(d)Patric Naughton
(a)Dennis Ritchie (b)Ken Thompson (c)Matrin Richards
Q.9 Which year was C developed in?

(a)1975

(b)1980

(c)1972

Q.10 The C language has been developed at

(a)AT & T Bell Labs
(b)IBM
(c)Borland International
Q.11 The C programs are stored with ___________ extension

(a).obj

(b).bak

(c).c

(d)1971
(d)Sun Microsystems

(d).cpp

Q.12 Every statement in C program is to be terminated by a__________

(a)dot(.)

(b)semi-colon(;)

(c)colon(:)

(d)Question mark(?)

Q 13 The escape sequence \b is a

(a)back space

(b)next line

(c)tab

(d)none of the above

(c)window only

(d)All of the above

Q.14 Which OS (Operating System) supports C?

(a)DOS only

(b)Linux only

Q.15 The real numbers (numbers with decimal fractional value) in C can be expressed which of the following
forms?
(a)Fractional from only
(b)ASCII
(c)Exponent form only
(d)Both fractional and Exponetial
Q.16 A character variable can store how many characters at a time?

(a) 1 character

(b)8 characters

(c)255 character

(d)None

Q.17 What will be stored in the variable ch if we write the statement char ch=z?
(a)ASCII value of Z
(b)Z along with the single inverted commas

(c)The character Z

(d)None of above

Q.18 What is the maximum value that an signed integer constant can have?

(a)32768

(b)32767

(c)1.7014e+38

(d)256

Q.19 An identifier in C cannot start with?

(a)A number

(b)An Alphabet
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(c)A special symbol other than underscore

(d)An capital character
Q.20 Which of the following statements is wrong?

(a)int=123;

(b)value= +5

(c)lime=20*T

(d)count+5=result

Q.21 Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(a)rem=3%2;
(b)rem=3.14%2.1;
(c)rem=a % c
(d)None of above
Q.22 Which of the following special symbol allowed in an identifier?

(a)* (asteric)

(b)_ (underscore)

(c)-(hyphen)

(d) |(pipeline)

Q.23Which will be the output of following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=20;
printf(%d\n sizeof(i))
}

(a)2

(b)4

(c)20

(d)None of above

Q.24Which will be the output of following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int a;
printf(%d\n a)
}

(a) Error

(b)0

(c)-1

(d)Garbage value

Q.25Which will be the output of following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=10,y=20,z=5,i;

i=x<y<z;
printf(%d\n i)
}

(a)0

(b)1

(c)Error

(d)None of above

Q.26Which of the following variable declaration is correct?

(a)int length

(b)char int

(c)int long

(d)All

Q.27If the following pair of statements are written consecutively, which of them is incorrect?
(a)short int j=255; j=j;
(b)long int k=365L; k=k;
(c)float a=3.14; a=a%3;
(d)int i=35;i=i%5;
Q.28 Which statement is correct for the comment used in C programming?
(a)Comments are used to have some explanations in the programmers source code
(b)only if a line begin with double slash, it is a comment
(c)Comment decide the sequence of operations in the program
(d)Comments must be outside the curly braces
Q 29 The preprocessor directive in C programming language begins with
(a)Hash sign(#)
(b)Backslash and asterisk(/*)
(c)Less than symbol
(d)Two back shash(//)
Q.30 Every C program should compulsorily have a function called as:

(a)start()

(b)Start()

(c)main()

(d)Main()

Q.31 A block comments begins and ends with?

(a)Start with / and end with //
(b)Start with /* and end with */
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(c) Start with // and end with //

(d) Start with < and end with >
Q.32 Which of the following cannot be used in identifiers?

(a)Letters

(b)Spaces

(c)Underscore

(d)Digits

Q.33Which of the following is invalid identifier?

(a)printname

(b)writename

(c)typename

(d)papername

Q.34 The difference between a and a is

(a)The first one refers to a variable whose identifier is a and the second one refers to the character constant a
(b)The first one is a character constant a and second one is the string literal a

(c)Both are same

(d)None of above
Q.35 Which of the following is not a valid escape code?

(a)\f

(b)\w

(c)\\

(d)\?

Q.36 const int width=100;

Regarding the above statement which of the statements is true?
(a)Declares a variable width initialized as 100
(b)Declares a construction with initialized as 100
(c)Declares a integer type constant width with a fixed value of 100
(d)Constructs an integer type variable with width a value 100
Q.37 For an assignment statement
(a)The left side value of the assignment operator must always be a variable
(b)The right side value of the assignment operator might be a constant, a variable, an expression or any
combination of these
(c)The assignment always takes place from right to left and never the other way

(d)All of above
Q.38 For the assignment statement :a=b; Which of the following statement is true?
(a)A check is done to compare the values of a and b
(b)The value of b is assigned to variable a and any further changes in the program on variable b will also
change the value of variable a
(c) The value of b is assigned to variable a and any further changes in the program on variable b will not
change the value of variable a
(d) The value of b is assigned to variable b and any further changes in the program on variable a will not
change the value of variable b
Q.39 which of the following will not valid expressions in C?

(a) a=2+(b=5);
(c)a=11%3

(b)a=b=c=5;
(d)b+5=2

Q.40 Which of the following will not increase the value of variable c by 1?

(a) c++;

(b)c=c+1;

(c)c+1>=c;

(d)c+=1;

Q.41 When following code is executed ,what will be the values of a and b?

B=3;
A=b++;
(a)a contains 3 and b contains 4
(b)a contains 4 and b contains 4
(c)a contains 4 and b contains 3
(d)a contains 3 and b contains 3
Q.42The result of relational operator operator is always
(a)either true or false
(b)either less than or more than
(c)either equal,less or more
(d)None of above
Q.43 which of the following is not a valid relational operator?

(a)==

(b)=>

(c)>=

(d)<=

Q.44 The default standard output device for C programs is

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(b)Monitor

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(d)Printer

Q.45The default standard input device for C++ program is

(a)Mouse

(b)Scanner

(c)Keyboard

(d)None of above

Q.46When requesting multiple inputs from the user,they must be separated by

(a)a space
(c)a new line character

(b)a tab character

(d)any of the above

Q 47 The return 0 statement in main function indicates

(a)The program did nothing i.e. completed zero tasks
(b)The program will be executed without any error
(c)The program has not yet completed the execution

(d)None of the above

Q.48 What value must be returned to the operating system on the successful completion of a program?
(a)0
(b)-1
(c)1
(d)Programs should not return a value
Q.49 What is the only function all programs must contain ?

(a)start()

(b)system()

(d)program

(c)main()

Q.50 What is the function from where C programs begins their execution?

(a)start()

(b)begin()

(c)main()

(d)program()

Q.51What punctuation is used to indicate the start and end of code blocks?
(a) {and}
(b)<and >
(c)[and]
(d)(and)
Q.52 Which of the following is the correct way of writing comments?

(a)*/comments/*

(b)/*comment*/

(c)**comment**
(d){comment}
Q.53 Which of the following is not a name of data type in C?

(a)double
(c)int

(b)floa
t
(d)real

Q.54Which relational operator is used for comparison?

(a):=

(b)==

(c)equal

(d)=

Q.55 Which is the Boolean operator logical AND ?

(a)&

(b)|

(c)&&

(d)||

Q.56Evaluate !(1 && !(0||1))

(a)True

(b)False

(c)Error

(d)Cannot be evaluated

(c)2

(d)4

Q.57What is the result of 16>>2?

(a)1

(b)8

Q.58 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

char letter=
printf(\n%c letter)
}

(a)A

(b)65

(c)Error

(d)Garbage value

Q.59 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
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Printf(%d a^a)
}

(a)1

(b)0

(c)infinite

(d)Error

Q.60 find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=0,y=0;
x=(y=75)+9;
printf(\n%d %d x y)
}

(a)75,9

(b)75,84

(c)84,75

(d)None of above

Q.61Find the output following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
#define a 5+2
int main()
{

int ans;
ans=a*a*a;
printf(%d ans)
return 0;
}

(a)133

(b)343

(c)27

(d)None of above

Q.62 Find the output the following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{

char x=65;
x=x+10;
printf(%d x)
return 0;
}

(a)21

(b)18

(c)15

(d)None of above

(c)15

(d)None of the above

Q.63 Find the output of the following c

program?

#include<stdio.h>
{

Int i=4,ans;
ans=++i+ ++i + ++i;
printf(%d ans)
return 0;
}

(a)21

(b)18

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Q.64 Find the output of the following c program?

#include<stdio.h>
{

Int xa=10;
printf(%d%d%d x x++ ++x)
return 0;
}

(a)11 11 11

(b)12 10 10

(c)12 11 10

(d)12 11 11

Q.65 Find the output of the following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{

Printf(%d sizeof(3 3))

Return 0;
}

(a)2

(b)4

(c)8

(d)compiler error

Q.66 Find the output of the following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{

int i=32,j=32,k,l,m;

k=i|j;
I= i &j;
m=k^I;
printf(%d %d %d %d %d\n = j k = m)

return 0;
}

(a)0,0,0,0,0

(b)0,32,32,32,32
(d)32,32,32,32,32

(c)32,32,32,32,0

Q.67 What are the different type of real data type in C?

(a)float,double,char
(b)short int,double,long int
(c)float,double,long double
(d)double,long int,float
Q.68 Which of the following is not logical operator ?

(a)&

(b)&&

(c)||

(d)!

Q.69 What is the output following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{

int k,num=30;
k=(num < 10) ? 100:200;

printf(%d%d num k)
return 0;
}

(a)200 30

(b)30 200

(c)100 200

(d)500 500
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Q.70 Find the output of the following C program?

#include<stdio.h>
int void()
{

int x,y,z;
x=y==z=1;
z=++x||++y &&++z;
printf(x=%d y=%d z=%d\n x y z)

return 0;
}

(a)x=2,y=1,z=1
(c)x=2,y=2,z=2

(b)x=2,y=2,z=1
(d)x=1,y=2,z=1

Q.72 A procedure oriented programming uses

(a)botton up approach
(b)top bottom approach

(c)both(a)&(b)

(d)None of the above

Q.73 C programming language is

(a)object oriented programming language
(b)Procedure oriented programming language
(c)function oriented programming language

(d)None of above
Q.74 Which of the following special symbol is not allowed in C programming language?

(a)$

(b)-

(c)+-

(d)+

Q.75 Which of the following is not a keyword

(a)void

(b)int

(c)main

(d)for

Q.76 Which of the following is a keyword

(a)main()

(b)signed

(c)integer

Q.77Which of the following identifier is

incorrect

(a)char

(b)_int

(d)floating
(d)_float

(c)_char

Q.78 Which of the following identifier is incorrect

(a)int_

(b)34_

(c)son_

(d)s1_

Q.79 Which of the following identifier is correct

(a)#no

(b)_no

(d)&no

(c)@no

Q.80 Which of identifier is incorrect

(a)number

(b)num1

(c)num_ber

(d)num ber

Q.81 Which of the following identifier is incorrect

(a)Int

(b)INT

(d)int

(c)INt

Q.82 Which of the following identifier is correct

(a)Simple_Int

(b)void

(c)#3_friends

(d)3 friends

Q.83The memory space taken for a char type data is

(a)2 bytes

(b)4 bytes

(c)8 bytes

(d)1bytes

Q.84 The memory space taken for a int type data is

(a) 2 bytes

(b) 4 bytes

(c) 8 bytes

(d)10bytes

Q.85 The memory space taken for a float type data is

(a) 2 bytes

(b) 4 bytes

(c) 8 bytes

(d)10bytes

Q.86 The memory space taken for a long double type data is

(a) 2 bytes

(b) 4 bytes

(c) 8 bytes

(d)10bytes

Q.87 The memory space taken for a long int type data is
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(b) 4 bytes

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(d)10bytes

Q.88 The memory space taken for a signed char type data is

(a) 2 bytes

(b) 4 bytes

(c) 8 bytes

(d)10bytes

Q.89 Which of the following is not an escape sequence

(a)\n

(b)\b

(c)\c

(d)\a

Q.90 Which of the following is an escape sequence

(a)\d

(b)\e

(c)\f

(d)\g

Q.91 Which of the is not escape sequence

(a)\\

(b)\?

(c)\

(d)\;

Q.92 Which of the following is an escape sequence

(a)\:

(b)\+

(c)\

(d)\;

Q.93 The space taken for a unsigned char type data is

(a)2 bytes

(b)4 bytes

(c)8 bytes

(d)1 Byte

Q.94 The space taken for a unsigned int type data is

(a)2 bytes

(b)4 bytes

(c)8 bytes

(d)10 bytes

Q.95 Match the column

i) \n
ii) \t
iii) \b
iv) \a
(a)i-A,ii-B,iii-C,iv-D
(c)i-D,ii-B,iii-C,iv-A

(a)back space
(b) tab
(c)beep sound
(d) new line
(b)i-D,ii-B,iii-A,iv-C
(d)i-D,ii-C,iii-B,iv-A

Q.95 Match the column

i) \v
ii) \t
iii) \b
iv) \r
(a)i-A,ii-B,iii-C,iv-D
(c)i-D,ii-B,iii-C,iv-A

(a)carriage return
(b) back space
(c) horizontal tab

(d) vertical tab

(b)i-D,ii-B,iii-A,iv-C
(d)i-D,ii-C,iii-B,iv-A

Q.97 Suppose the following statements are written :

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

(3*i-2*j)%(2*a-b)
(a)10
(b)15

(c) 11

(d)16

Q.98 Suppose the following statements are written :

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

2 * (j/5) + (4* (j-3)) %(i+j-2)

(a)7

(b)15

(c) 14

(d)16

Q.99 Suppose the following statements are written:

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Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

(x>y) && (i>0) && (j>5)

(a)-1

(b)0

(c) 1

(d)2

Q.100 Suppose the following statements are written:

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

((x>y) && (i>0))|| (j>3)

(a)-1

(b)0

(c) 1

(d)2

Q.101 Suppose the following statements are written:

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

A==99
(a)-1

(b)0

(c) 1

(d)2

Q.102 Suppose the following statements are written:

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

++i
(a)10

(b)11

(c) 9

(d)8

Q.103 Suppose the following statements are written:

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

i++
(a)10

(b)11

(c) 9

(d)8

Q.104 Suppose the following statements are written:

Int i=9,j=6;
Float x=0.5,y=0.5;
Char a=a b=b

Find the values of the following expression

!(b==98)
(a)0

(b)1

(c)- 1

(d)98

Q.105 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
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Void main()
{

int a=2,b=3,ab=4;
int i;
int in=2*2
char ch=c

printf(%c %c\n ch ++ch)

printf(%c %c\n b ++b)
printf(%c %c%c\n ab ab++ab)
printf(%c %c\n a !!a)
}

(a)dd
333

(b)c d
223
334
445
30
(d) None of the above

444
555

31
(c)d c
322
433
544
31
Q.106 Find the output of the following program.

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int x=4,y=9;
int z;
z=(x++)+(--y)+y;
printf(Value=%d\n z)
}

(a)value=22
Value=17
(c)value=22
Value=18

(b)value=19
value=16
(d)value=20
value=16

Q.108 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int a,b,c;
a=2;b=5;c=10;
printf(value=%d\n (a+b*-c));
printf(value=%d\n (-c/b*c-a));
printf(value=%d\n (-a+ ++b %a));
}

(a)value=-70
Value=-18
Value=0

(b)value=-48
value=-22
value=0
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(c)value=-48
Value=-18
Value=-2

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(d)value=20
value=16
value=-2

Q.109 Find the output of the following program.

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int a=5,b=3;
float c;
c=a/b;
printf(%d\n c)
}

(a)0

(b)1

(d)None of the above

(c)-1

Q.110 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

clrscr();
int a=10,b,c;
c=b=a;
b-=a--;
c-=--a;
a-=--a;
a-=--a-a--;
printf(a=%d\nb=%d\nc=%d\n a b c)
}

Output:
(a)a=7
b=1
c=3
(c)a=6
b=6
c=2

(b)a=5
b=-1
c=1
(d)None of the above

Q.111 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.d>
Void main()
{

int k=3,I=4,m;
m=++k +I--;
printf(Value of m %d\n m)

m=k++ + --I;
printf(Value of m %d\n m)
}

(a)Value of m 7
Value of m 6

(c)value of m 7

(b)Value of m 8
value of m 6

(d)None of the above

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Value of m 6
Q.112 Find the output of the following program.

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int a=1,b=2,c=3,d=4.75,x;

x=++a + b++ * ++c % d++;

printf(%d%d%d%d%d a b c d x)
}

(a)2 3 4 5 2
(c) 1 2 3 4 2

(b) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 2 3 4 5

Q.113 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int x=1;
printf(%d%d%d\n x (x=x+2) (x 2))
x<<2;
printf(%d%d%d\n ++x x++ ++x)
}

(b)433

(a)334
644
446
(c)343
464

(d)None of the above

Q.114 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

char letter=
printf(\n%d letter)
}

(a) s ascii value

(b)68

(c)Error

(d)Garbage value

Q.115 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=4,z=12;
clrscr();
if(i=5 || z>50)
printf("\n Samosa");

else
printf("\n Dosa");

getch();
}

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a)

Samosa

b)Dosa

c) Error

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d) None of above

Q.116 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=4,z=12;
clrscr();
if(i=5 && z>50)
printf("\n Let us C");

else
printf("\n Let us Not C");

getch();
}

a)

b)Let us Not C c) Error

Let us C

d) None of above

Q.117 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int p=8,q=20;
if(p==5 && q>5)
printf("\n Why not C");

else
printf("\n Why C");

getch();
}

a) Why not C b) Why C

c) Why Not C & Why C d) None

Q.118 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int j=4,k;
k=!5 &&j;
printf("\n k= %d",k);
}

a) 4

b)5

c)0

d)45

Q.119 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
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#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=0;
clrscr();
for(;i<=2;)
printf("%d",++i);
getch();
}

a) 1 2 3

b)0 1 2

c) 2 3 4

d) error

Q.120 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=4;
clrscr();
printf("%d\t%d\t%d\t",i,i--,--i);

getch();
}

a) 2 3 3

b) 4 3 2

c) 2 2 2

d) 3 3 3

Q.121 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=4;
clrscr();
printf("%d",i);
printf("\n%d",i--);
printf("\n%d",--i);

getch();
}

a) 4 4 2

b) 4 4 3

c) 4 4 4

d) 4 3 2

Q.122 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i=4;
clrscr();
printf("%d\t%d\t%d\t",i,i++,++i);

getch();
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a) 6

b) 6

c) 6

d) 5

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5

Q.123 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int x=5,y;
y=x++;
printf("%d%d",x,y);
getch();
}

a) 6 5

b)5 6

c) 6 6

d) 5 5

Q.123 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int x=5;
if(i=0)
{

Printf( = am in Zero)
}

Else
{

Printf( = am in :ero)
}

getch();
}

a) I am in Hero

b) I am in Zero c) Error d) None of Above

Q. 124 Why this program runs infinite times

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{

int i;
for(i=32200;i<=32768;i++)
{

printf(" The Value I %d",i);

}
}

a) The range of Integer

b) It will not infinite

c) Error

d) None of above

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Answer Key :
Que No Ans Que No Ans Que No Ans

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

A
D
C
B

A
C

A
A
C

10

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

C
B

A
D
D
A
B
B

A
D
B
B

A
D
C

A
C

A
A
C

31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

B
B
C
A
B
C
D
C
D
C
A
A
B
B
C
D
B
A
C
C
A
B
D
B
C
A
D
A
B
B

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90

C
B
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Loops in C
Q.1 What is the final value of x when the code int x; for(x=0;x<=10;x++){} is run ?

(a)10

(b)9

(c)0

(d)11

Q.2 When does the program following while (x<100) { } execute?

(a)When x is greater than 100
(b)when x is greater than or equal to 100
(c)when x is less than 100
(d)When x is less than or equal to 100
Q.3 Which of the following is not a loop statement in c?

(a)repeat until

(b)do while

(c)while

(d)for

Q.4 Which of the following loops will definitely execute atleast once even if the condition is not satisfied

(a)for

(b)while

(c)do-while

(d)None of the above

Q.5 What is the error in following code?

If(z=100)
Printf(z is 100)
(a)100 should be written in double quotations in the first line
(b)variable z should be inside double quotations in the first line
(c)Mistakes in the equals to operator
(d)There is no semicolon (;) at the end of first line
Q.6 Looping in a program means
(a)Branching to be specified branch or label in the program
(b)repeating a given set of instruction

(c)Both of above
(d)None of above
Q.7 The difference between while and do-while statements is
(a)In the while statement the control first enters into the loop then condition is tested at the end of first

iteration
(b)In do while the condition is tested in first iteration and if the condition is true ,it enters into the loop
(c)The do-while statements condition is used to decide whether to enter the loop or not whereas the while
statements condition is used to decide whether to exit the loop or not
(d)The while statements condition is used to decide whether to enter the loop or not whereas the do-while
statements condition is used decide whether to exit the loop or not
Q.8Which of the following is not a branching statement in C?

(a)exit

(b)break

(c)goto

(d)switch

Q.9 Which of the following is a decision statement in C?

(a)if-else

(b)switch-case

(c)both a&b

(d)do-while

Q.10 Which of the following is a selection statement in C++?

(a)for

(b)switch-case

(c)while

(d)do-while

Q.11 The continue statement is used to:

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(a) resume the program when it is hanged

(b)resume the program if a break statement is given
(c)skip the test of the statements of the loop in the current iteration

(d) none of the above

Q.12 Observe the following block of code and determine what happens when x=2?

Switch(x)
{

Case 1 printf(x is 1)
Break;

Case 2:
Case 3 printf(x is 3)
break;

default:
printf(X is not within the range)
}

(a)Program jumps to the end of switch statement since there is nothing to do for x=2
(b)The code inside default will run since there is no task for x=2,so
(c)Will display x is 3,and then come outside the switch statement

(d)None of above
Q 13 Which of the following is false for a switch statement in C?
(a)break statement is false is compulsory after each case
(b)default statement is compulsory
(c)There is a limit on the maximum number of cases

(d)None of the above

Q.14 Find the output of following code

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

Int s=0;
While(s++<10)
{

If(s>3 && s<10)

Continue;
Printf(\n%d\t s)
}
}

(a)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(c)4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(b)1 2 3 10
(d)4 5 6 7 8 9

Q.15 Find the output of following c code?

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int a=2;
if(a==2)
{

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a=a+2;
printf(%d a)
}

Else
{

Break;
}
}

(a)It will printing nothing

(b)-3

(c)4

(d)Compile error

Q.16 Find the output of the following c code

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
void main()
{

int i=0;
for(;i<=2;)
printf(%d ++i)
}

(a)0 1 2

(b)1 2 3

(c)0 1 2 3

(d)Infinite loop

Q.17 Find the output of following c code

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

Int x;
For(x=1;x<=5;x++)
printf(%d x)
}

(a)1 2 3 4 5 6

(b)6

(c)1 2 3 4 5

(d)5

Q 18 :ow many times C is get printed?

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

Int x;
for(x=0;x<=10;x++)
{

If(x<5)
Continue;
Else
break;
printf(C)
}
}

(a) 5 times

(b)11 times

(c)0 times

(d)10 times

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Q.19 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int j=1;
while(j<=255)
{

printf(%d\n j)
}

j++;
}
}

(a)0 times

(b)254 times

(c)255 times

(d)256 times

Q.20 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=0;
for(;i<=5;i++);
printf(%d i)
}

(a)0,1,2,3,4,5
(c)1,2,3,4

(b) 5
(d) 6

Q.21 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=500,y=100,z;

if(!x>=400)
y=300;
z=200;
printf(y=%d z=%d\n y z)
}

(a)y=100 z=200

(c)y=100 z=garbage

(b) y=300 z=garbage

(d) y=300 z=200

Q.22 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=4;
float y=4.0;
if(x==y)
printf(x and y are equal)

else
printf(x and y are not equal)
}

(a)x and y are equal

(b) x and y are not equal

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(d) No output

Q.23 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

float a=0.7;
if(a==0.7)
printf(:i)
else
printf(:ello)
}

(a)Hi

(b) Hello
(d) None of above

(c)Hi Hello

Q.24 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=5;
while(i-- >=0)
printf(%d i)
printf(\n)
while(i-- >=0)
printf(%i i)
i=5;
printf(\n)
while(i-- >=0)
printf(%d i)
return 0;
}

(a)4,3,2,1,0,-1
(b)5,4,3,2,1,0

4,3,2,1,0,-1
5,4,3,2,1,0

(c)Error
(d) 5,4,3,2,1,0 5,4,3,2,1,0 5,4,3,2,1,0
Q.25 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=1;
switch(i)
{

printf(:ello\n)
case 1:
printf(:i\n)
case 2:
printf(\nBye\n)
break;
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}
}

(a)Hi

(b)Bye
(d) Hello Bye

(c)Hello Hi

Q. 26 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

char j=1;
while(j<5)
{
printf(%d j++)
}

printf(\n)
}

(a)1 2 3 4 127
(c)1 2 3 4 5 127 128 0 1 2 3 infinite times

(b) 1 2 3 4 255
(d) 1 2 3 4

Q.27 To repeat a set of the statements for 25 times ,which kind of statement will be required?

(a)Iterative

(b)Selective
(d)None of the above

(c)Either (a) or (b) can be used

Q.28 To perform one of the many operations selected based on a condition, which kind of statement will be
required?

(a)Iterative

(b)Selective
(d)None of the above

(c)Either (a) or (b) can be used

Q.29 =nitializaions in the for loop are optional

(a)true
(d)None of the above

(b)False

(c)Depends on the condition

Q 30 The maximum number of initializations allowed in a for loop are________

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)None of above

Q 31 The minimum number of initializations allowed in a for loop are________

(a)0

(b)1

(c)2

(d)None of above

Q 32 The maximum number of conditions allowed in a for loop are________

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)None of above

Q 33 The minimum number of conditions allowed in a for loop are________

(a)0

(b)1

(c)2

(d)None of above

Q 34 The maximum number of update/increment/decrement allowed in a for loop are________

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)None of above

Q 35 The minimum number of update/increment/decrement allowed in a for loop are________

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(b)2

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(d)None of above

Q.36 The for loop execution has statements inside the loop executed before checking the condition for the
first time
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q 37 The while loop can be replaced by for loop in all the cases
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q 38 The while loop is an entry controlled

loop

(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q 39 The do-while loop is an entry controlled loop

(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

(a)True

(b)False

Q 40 The while loop is an exit controlled loop

(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q 41 The do- while loop is an exit controlled loop

(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

(a)True

(b)False

Q.42 There is no semicolon (;) after the condition in the syntax of the while loop
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q 43 There is no semicolon ( ) after the condition in the syntax of the do-while loop
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q.44 In the if-else statement else is optional

(a)True

(b)False

(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q.45 There can be a condition in the brackets associated with the switch statement
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q.46 Only expression or a variable is allowed in the brackets associated with the switch statement
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q 47 break statement is compulsory after every case in the switch-case statement
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q 48 default statement is compulsory after every case in the switch-case statement
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition
(d)None of the above
Q.49 The label in switch-case statement can be a condition or expression
(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q 50 The label in switch-case statement can be only a value

(a)True
(b)False
(c)Depends on the condition

(d)None of the above

Q 51 break statement when executed the control is transferred___________

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(a)Outside the loop ,to the next statement after the loop
(b)beginning of the loop i.e. to the first statement in the loop
(c)outside the function, to the next function in the program
(d)beginning of the function i.e. to the first statement in the function
Q 52 continue statement when executed the control is transferred___________
(a)Outside the loop ,to the next statement after the loop
(b)beginning of the loop i.e. to the first statement in the loop
(c)outside the function, to the next function in the program
(d)beginning of the function i.e. to the first statement in the function
Q 53 goto statement transfers the control to___________
(a)Outside the loop ,to the next statement after the loop
(b)beginning of the loop i.e. to the first statement in the loop
(c)Label specified with the statement

(d)None of the above

Q.54 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i,j;
for(i=1;i<=2;i++)
{

for(j=1;j<=2;j++)
{

printf(:ello)
}

printf(:i\n)
}
}

(a)Hello Hello Hi
Hello Hello Hi

(b) Hello Hello Hi

Hello Hello Hi
Hello Hello Hi

(c) Hello Hello Hi

(d)Hello Hi
Hello Hi
Hello Hi
Hello Hi

Q.55 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i,j;
for(i=1;i<=2;i++)
{

for(j=1;j<=3;j++)
{

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printf(:ello)
}

printf(\n)
}
}

(a)Hello Hello Hello

Hello Hello Hello

(b) Hello Hello Hello

Hello Hello Hello

Hello Hello Hello

(c) Hello Hello

Hello Hello

(d)Hello Hello
Hello Hello Hello

Q.56 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i,j;
for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
{

for(j=1;j<=i;j++)
{

printf(1)
}

printf(\n)
}
}

(a)

1
11
111
1111
111111

(b) 1
1
1
1
1

(b)11111

(c)

11111

1111
111
11
1

Q.57 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i,j;
for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
{

for(j=1;j<=i;j++)
{

printf(*)
}

printf(\n)
}

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(a)*
(c)*

(b)*****
(d)*****
**
***
****
*****

****
***
**
*

Q.58 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int n=400;
if(n%10==0)
{

printf(Yes)
}

else
{

printf(No)
}
}

(a)Yes
(c)Compilation Error

(b)No
(d)None of the above

Q.59 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=1,j=1;
for(;;)
{

if(i>3) break;
else j+=i;
printf(%d\n j)
i+=j;
}
}

(a)Compile error

(b)2
5

(c)2

(d)2
3

Q.60Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i;
for(i=0;i<=8;i++)
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if(i%2==0)
printf(%d\n i+1)
else if(i%3==0)
continue;
else if(i%5==0)
break;
printf(\nEnd of the program\n)
}

printf(\nEnd of program\n)
}

(a) 1
End of program
End of program
3
End of program
5
End of program
End of program
(b) 1
End of program

2
End of program

3
End of program

4
End of program

5
End of program

(c)Error

(d)None of the above

Q.61 Select the correct answer

(a) I=10
do
{

do something
}while(I<10);
(b)do something will not be executed at all
(c)do-while loop is not a valid loop.

(d)None of the above

Q.62 Find the output

void main()
{

int i=1,j=2,k=3;
if(i==1)
if(j==2)
if(k==3)
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printf(ok)
break;
}

else
printf(continue)
printf(bye)
}

(a)ok
(c)Misplaced break

(b)okbye
(d)None of there

Q.63 Find the output

void main()
{

int I,j=6;
for(;i=j;j-=2)
printf(%d j)
}

(a)Error
(c)642

(b)Garbage value
(d)6420

Q 64 Select the correct statement if n is the number of times the loop is executed
(a)In a while loop the control conditional check is performed n times.
(b)In a do-while loop the control conditional check is performed n+1 times.
(c)Break is a keyboard used with if and switch case.

(d)None of these
Q.65 Find output

void main()
{

Float x=2.8,y=4;
if(x%=y)
printf(Both are equal)
else
printf(Not equal)
}

(a)Both are equal

(c)Error

(b)Not equal
(d)None of these

Q.66 Find the correct output

void main()
{

int a=2,b=0,c=-2;
if(b,a,c)
printf(True)
else
printf(False)
}

(a)True

(b)False
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Q.67 The break statement is used to exit from a_______

(a)DO loop
(c)SWITCH statement

(b)FOR loop
(d)all of above

Q.68 In which statements, does a CONTINUE statement cause the control to go directly to the test condition
and then continue the looping process?

(a)FOR and WHILE

(c)DO-WHILE AND IF-ELSE

(b)WHILE and IF-ELSE

(d)While and DO-WHILE

Q.69 Find the output of following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int I;
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
printf(%d i)
}

(b)Compile Error
(c)9

(a)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(c)Run Time Error

Q.70 Find the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=2,j=2;
while(i+1?i:j++)
printf(%d j)
}

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)4

Q.71 Find the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=011,i;
for(i=0;i<x;i+=3)
{

printf(Error)
continue;
printf(Exit)
}
}

(a)EnterExitEnterExitEnterExit
(c)EnterEnterEnterExit

(b)EnterEnterEnter
(d)None of the above

Q.72 Find the output of following program

#include<stdio.h>
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void main()
{

int i,j;
i=j=2;
while(--i&&j++)
printf(%d%d = j)
}

(a)1 30 4

(b)1 3

(c)Error

(d)None of the above

Q.73 Find the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int x=1;
for(;x<5;x++)
printf(%d ++x)
}

(a)1234

(b)123456

(c)135

(d)24

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4
5
6
7
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C
C

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Ans Que No Ans Que No

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A
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A
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A
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C

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Function String Array etc.

Q.1 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
int X=40;
void main()
{

int X=20;
printf(%d\n X)
}

(a)20

(b)40

(c)60

(d)Error

Q.2 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int fun(float);
int a;
a=fun(3.14);
printf(%d\n a)
}

int fun(int aa)

{

return(int)++aa;
}

(a)3

(b)4

(c)0

(d)Error

Q.3 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int a[5]={2,3};
printf(%d%d%d\n a*2+ a*2+ a*4+)
}

(b)2,3,3

(a)Garbage Values

(c)3,2,2

(d)0,0,0

Q.4 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

diplay();
}

void display()
{

printf(=ndiaB=X)
}

(a)No Error

(b)display doesnt get invoked

(c)display() is called before it is defined

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(d)None of the above

Q.5 A function cannot be overloaded only by its return type

(a)True

(b)False

Q.6 A function can be overloaded with a return type if it has all the parameters same.

(a)True

(b)False

Q.7 Inline functions involves some additional overhead in running time.

(a)True

(b)False

Q.8 A Function that calls itself is known as

(a)Inline Function
(b)Nested Function
(c)Overloaded Function
(d)recursive Function
Q.9 The return type of a function that does not have any return type is declared as _________

(a)long

(b)double

(c)void

(d)int

Q.10 Parameters passed to a function are separated with

(a)comma(,)
(c)colon(;)

(b)semicolon(;)
(d)None of above

Q.11 Variables declared inside the parenthesis of a function have ______ visibility.

(a)Local

(b)Global

(c)Module

(d)Universal

Q.12 According the following declaration of a function, which of the statement given below is true
true int function(int a,int b=2)
(a)Variable b is of integer type and will always have value 2
(b)Variable a and b are of int type and the initial value of both variables is 2
(c)Variable b is global scope and will have value 2
(d)Variable b will have value 2 if not specified when calling function
Q.13 String is an array of character arrays terminated with__________

(a)\n

(b)\t

(c)\0

(d)\1

Q.14 The void specifier is used if a function does not have return type.

(a)True

(b)false

Q.15 According to the following statements, select the best suitable statement

int x=5,y=3,z;
a=add(x,y)
(a)The function add is called by passing the values
(b) The function add is called by passing reference
(c) Both (a and b) of above

(d)None of above
Q.16 According to the following code, select the best suitable statement

int x=5,y=3,z;
a=add(&x,&y)
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(a)The function add is called by passing the values

(b) The function add is called by passing reference
(c) Both (a and b) of above

(d)None of above
Q.17 In case of arguments passed by values when calling a function such as z=add(x,y)
(a) ny modifications to the variables x and y from inside the function add will not have any effect
on the variables outside the function.
(b)The variables x y will be updated when any modification is done in the function add
(c)Yhe variable x y will be modified as per modification in the function add but the Variable y will not be
updated as per the variation in the function add

(d)None of the above

Q.18 If the type specifier of parameters of a function call is followed by an ampersand (&) and then the
variable names, that function call is

(a)pass by value
(c)pass by variables

(b)pass by reference
(d)none of above

Q.19 In case of pass by reference

(a)The values of those variables are passed to the function so that it can manipulate them
(b)The address of variable in memory is passed to the function so that it can use the same memory area for its

processing
(c)Both of above
(d)None of above
Q.20 When an array is passed to a function, it can said that______ is passed
(a)Address of the array
(b)Value of the first element of the array
(c)Address of the first element of the array
(d)Number if elements in the array
Q.21 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

char *str=:ello word

printf(%s str)
}

(a)Hello world
(c)Garbage value

(b)Error
(d)None of the above

Q.22 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int array[]={10,20,30,40};

printf(%d -2[array);
}

(a)-60

(b)-30
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(d)compile error

Q.23 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=10;
static int x=10;

if(x==i)
printf(Equal)
else
printf(Less than)
}

(a)Equal
(c)Less than

(b)Greater than
(d)None of the above

Q.24 Find the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

char str*+=C-program

int a=5;
printf(a 10?Ps\n %s\n str)
}

(a)C-program
(c)Error

(b)Ps
(d)None of the above

Q.25 It is compulsory to write the return type for every function

(a)True

(b)False

Q.26 The return type of a function cannot be___________

(a)void
(c)int

(b)main
(d)float

Q.27 Every program must have atleast ______ function(s)

(a)1
(c)3

(b)2
(d)None of the above

Q.28 The function with the name ___________ is always written in every program

(a)int
(c)main

(b)void
(d)factorial

Q.29 Every function must contain minimum of __________ arguments passed to it

(a)1
(c)3

(b)2
(d)None of the above

Q.30 In the function definition, the argument list must always be accompanied with the corresponding

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Q.31 The function name follows the rules of the identifier

(a)True

(b)False

Q.32 A void return type for a function indicates that

(a)The function cannot return any data
(b)The function can return any type of data
(c) The function can return any type of data except for int

(d)None of the above

Q.33 The value returned by a function is returned to the
(a)main function
(b)Operating System
(c)caller function
(d)called function
Q.34 A function that does not return any data is called as _______ function

(a)int
(c)float

(b)void
(d)recursive

Q.35 Argument list is a list of parameters that the __________ has to pass to the function
(a)main function
(b)Operating System
(c)caller function
(d)called function
Q.36 The parameters passed by the caller function are called as the ___________ parameters

(a)actual
(c)informal

(b)formal
(d)reference

Q.37 The parameters received by the called function are called as the ___________ parameters

(a)actual
(c)informal

(b)formal
(d)reference

Q.38 The number of actual and formal parameters ______________

(a)can be different
(b)should not be the same
(c)should be the same
(d)cannot be same
Q.39 The datatype of actual formal parameters ______________
(a)can be different
(b)should not be the same
(c)should be the same
(d)cannot be same
Q.40 The prototype declaration is required when ____________
(a)calling any function
(b)calling a function which is defined before it is called
(c)calling a function which is called before it is defined

(d)None of the above

Q.41 The prototype of a function can be written________
(a)only outside a function
(b)only inside a function
(c)both inside and outside a function
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(d)only with prefix#

Q.42 The prototype of a function should contain the data type of the parameters to be passed to that

function
(a)true

(b)false

Q.43 The prototype of a function should contain the variable names of the parameters to be passed to that

function
(a)true

(b)false

Q.44 The data types mentioned in the prototype of a function are to be separated by

(a),(comma)
(c):(colon)

(b).(dot)
(d);(semi-colon)

Q.45 The true of the actual and formal parameters must be same

(a)True

(b)false

Q.46 A variable required to accept the parameter returned by a function must be assigned the function to in

(a)True

(b)False

Q.47 The return datatype of the function and that of the variable accepting the returned value can be

different
(a)True

(b)False

Q.48 A void function cannot return any parameter

(a)True

(b)False

Q.49 The name of the function is case insensitive

(a)True

(b)False

Q.50 The prototype declaration can be written without writing the identifiers of the arguments

(a)True

(b)False

Q.51 To call a function we need to simply write the name of the function followed by the parameters to be
passed in the brackets

(a)True

(b)False

Q.52 The variable used to accept the returned value from the called function must be written on the left of
the function call statement separated by an ampersand (&) sign

(a)True

(b)False

Q.53 The prototype declaration of a function can be the same as the header line of the function calling itself
again and again

(a)True

(b)False

Q.54 A recursive function may or may not have a condition such that there is an exit from the function calling
itself again

(a)True

(b)False

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Q.55 The actual and formal parameters are the same variables with statement names

(a)True

(b)False

Q.56 The actual and formal parameters are _________________

(a)same variables with different names
(b)different variable name with same memory location
(c)different memory location with different variable names
(d) different memory location with same or different names
Q.57 An inline function is one that______________

(a)calls itself
(b)replaces the function call with the function definition
(c)has no return type

(d)none of the above

Q.58 The advantage of an inline function is that the ______________
(a)program size becomes smaller
(b)execution becomes faster
(c)function is written in the same line with the program

(d)none of the above

Q.59 A function can be defined inline by_______________
(a)prefixing the keyword inline in the function declaration header
(b) suffixing the keyword inline in the function declaration header
(c) prefixing the keyword inline in the function prototype
(d) suffixing the keyword inline in the function prototype
Q.60 An inline function cannot have any return type

(a)True

(b)False

Q.61 An inline function cannot have any return type

(a)True

(b)False

Q.62 Array is a collection of mixed data types

(a)True

(b)False

Q.63 We can have a single array containing_________________

(a)all integers
(b)5 integers and 5 float numbers

(c)3 integers and 3 float numbers

(d)all of the above

Q.64 The starting index of an array is always________

(a)0
(c)2

(b)1
(d)none

Q.65 The index of the last element of an array of n elements will be______

(a)n+1
(c)n-1

(b)n
(d)none of the above

Q.66 The size of an array can be changed during the execution of the program
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Q.67 The size of an static and cannot be initialized during the execution of the program

(a)True

(b)False

Q.68 The correct syntax of declaring an array is

(a)[array_size]data_type array _name;
(b)array_name data_type [array_size];
(c)data_type array_name [array_size];
(d)data_type [array_size] array_name;
Q.69 The memory space allocated to the array declared as:

int a[10];
will be_____bytes
(a)10
(c)30

(b)20
(d)40

Q.70 The memory space allocated to the array declared as:

float a[10];
will be_____bytes
(a)10
(c)30

(b)20
(d)40

Q.71 To access an element of an array the ___________operator is used

(a),(comma)
(c)&(ampersand)

(b);(semi-colon)
(d)[] (square brackets)

Q.72 The 10th element of an array a can be accessed as ___________

(a)a[10]
(c)a[9]

(b)a[11]
(d)a[8]

Q.73 The maximum number of dimensions an array can have is ___________

(a)1
(c)3

(b)2
(d)None of the above

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Q.74 In a two-dimensions an array can have is__________

(a)The element with row number i and column number j
(b) The element with row number j and column number i
(c) The element with row number (i-1) and column number (j-1)
(d) The element with element with row number (j-1) and column number(i-1)
Q.75 An array of characters terminated with a null character is called as___________

(a)pointer
(c)structure

(b)string
(d)none of the above

Q.76 The ASCII value of the null character stored at the end of the string is__________

(a)65
(c)0

(b)97
(d)none of the above

Q.77 The memory space required to store the string =ND= is ___________ bytes

(a)5

(b)6

(c)0

(d)infinity

Q.78 Which of the following is a correct method of declaration for a string of 100 characters

(a)char a[100];

(b) char a[101];

(d)none of the above

(b)char a[99];

Q.79 To accept a string from user, which of the following is used

(a)getchar()

(b) putchar()

(b)gets()

(d) puts

Q 80 string accepted from user is automatically terminated with null character (\0)
(a)True
(b)False
Q.81 The header file that has various string

(a)string

(b)float

(c)int

functions like strcpy(),strcat(),ect is ___________

(d)void

Q.82The strcpy() function will return a________datatype value

(a)string

(b)float

(c)int

(d)void

Q.83 The strlen() function will return________ for the string with the value =ND=

(a)4

(b)5

(c)6

(d)none of the above

Q.84 The initial of an automatic storage class variable is_____________

(a)zero(0)

(b)garbage

(c)1

(d)none of the above

Q.85 The automatic storage class variable is stored in____________

(a)memory

(b)CPU registers

(c)nowhere

(d)compile

Q.86 The scope of a variable declared as automatic storage class is_________

(a)local within the function declared

(b)global
(c)in multiple programs

(d)none of the above

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Q.87 The life of a variable as automatic storage class is ___________

(a)until the program completes its execution
(b)till the control remain in the function where it is declared
(c)until the computer remains on

(d)none of the above

Q.88 The initial value of an integer storage class variable is_________

(a)zero(0)

(b)garbage

(c)1

(d)none of the above

Q.89 The register storage class variable is stored in_________

(a)memory

(b)CPU registers

(c)nowhere

(d)compiler

Q.90 The scope of a variable declared as register storage class is________

(a)local within the function declared
(b)global
(c)in multiple programs
(d)none of the above
Q.91 The life of a variable declared as register storage class is_________
(a)until the program completes its execution
(b)till the control remains in the function where it is declared
(c)until the computer remain on

(d)none of the above

Q.92 The maximum number of register storage class variables can be

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)None of the above

Q.93 The initial value of an static storage class variables is ___________

(a)zero(0)

(b)garbage

(c)1

(d)none of the above

Q.94 The static storage class variable is stored in __________

(a)memory

(b)CPU registers

(c)nowhere

(d)compile

Q.95 The scope of a variable declared as static storage class is__________

(a)local within the function declared
(b)global
(c)in multiple programs
(d)none of the above
Q.96 The life of a variable declared as static storage class is__________
(a)until the program completes its execution
(b)till the control remains in the function where it is declared
(c)until the computer remains on

(d)none of the above

Q.97 The initial value of an externally declared variable is___________

(a)zero(0)

(b)garbage

(c)1

(d)none of the above

Q.98 The externally declared variable is stored in__________

(a)memory

(b)CPU registers

(c)nowhere

(d)compile

Q.99 The scope of a variable declared externally, is__________

(a)local within the function declared
(b)global
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(d)none of the above

(c)in multiple programs

Q.100 The life of a variable declared externally,is__________

(a)until the program completes its execution
(b)till the control remains in the function where it is declared
(c)until the computer remains on

(d)none of the above

Q.101 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
int x;
void f1()
{

++x;
}

void main()
{

int x=10;
f1();
x=::x+10;
printf(%d%d\n x x)
}

(a):

11

(c) 1

11

(b)1 1
(d)None of the above

Q.102 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void f1()
{

extern int n3;

static int n1;

int n2=20;
n1=n1+10;
n2=n1+n2;
n3=n1+n2;
printf(%d%d%d\n n1 n2 n3)
}

int n3;
void main()
{

register int I;
for(i=1;i<=3;i++)f1();
}

(a)10 10 10
20 20 20
30 30 30
(b)10 30 40
10 30 40
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(c)10 30 40
20 40 60
30 50 80

(d)None of the above

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Que No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13
14
15

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Ans
A
D
A
C

A
B
B

D
C

A
A
D
C

A
A
B
A
B
B
C
A
B
A
A
A
B
A
C
D
A

Que No
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Ans
A
A
C
B
C

A
B
C
C
C
C

A
B

A
A
A
B
A
B
A
A
B
A
B
B
D
B
B
A
B

Que No
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
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69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90

Ans
B
B
A
A
C
B

A
C
B

D
D
C

Que No
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102

Ans
B
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
C

A
A
C

D
C
B

C
B
A
C
A
C
C
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
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Pointer Structure Union

Q.1 what is the output of the above program code?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=3,*p,**p1;
p=&i;
p1=&p;
printf(%d%d%d *p **p1 *(*p1))
}

(a)444

(b)000

(c)333

(d)433

Q.2 which of the following is the correct way of declaring a float pointer:

(a)float ptr;
(c)*float ptr;

(b)float *ptr;
(d)None of the above

Q.3 The size of the structure can be determined by

(a)size of variable name
(b)size of(struct tag)
(a)Only a
(b)Only b
(c)Both a and b

(d)None of the above

Q.4 An entire structure or union variable can be assigned to another structure or union variable if
(a)The two variables have same composition
(b)the two variable have same type
(c)Assignment of one structure or union variable to another is not possible

(d) None of the above

Q.5 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=32;
char *ptr=(char*)&i;
printf(%d *ptr)
}

(a)1

(b)32

(c)compile error

(d)None of the above

Q.6 Find the error in the following declaration?

struct author
{

int age;
struct inner
{

char name[20];
};
};

(a)Nested structure is not allowed in C

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(b)It is necessary to initialize the member variable of a structure

(c)inner structure must have a name

(d)There is no

error

Q.7 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int array[]={10,20,30,40};

printf(%d 2*array+)
}

(a)60

(b)30

(c)garbage value

(d)compile error

Q.8 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

double far* p,q;

printf(%d sizeof(p)+sizeof(q));
}

(a)12

(b)8

(c)4

(d)compile error

Q.9 Which of the following is not user defined data type?

I:
struct book
{

char name[10];

int pages;
};

II:
long int x=2.35;

III:
enum day{Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed};

(a)I

(b)II

(c)III

(d)Both I and II

(c) error

(d)None of the above

Q.10 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

struct employee
{

char name;
int age;
float sal;
};

struct employee e =,Rajeshprintf(%d%f e age e sal)

}

(a)0, 0.000000

(b)Garbage value

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Q.11point out the error in the following program

#include<stdio.h>
struct emp
{

char name[20];

int age;
};

void main()
{

emp struct xx;

int a;
printf(%d a)
}

(a)Error:in printf

(b)Error: in emp struct xx;

(c)No error

(d)None of the above

Q.12 Which of the strcture is correct?

1: struct book
{

char name[10];
inr pages;
};

2: struct aa
{

char name[10];
int pages;
}

3: struct aa
{

char name[10];
int pages;
}

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)all of above

Q.13 What is the similarity between a structure ,union and enumeration?

(a)All of them let you define new values
(b) All of them let you define new datatype values
(c) All of them let you define new pointers
(d) All of them let you define new structures
Q.14 What will be the output of the program?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

union var
{

int a,b;
};

union var v;
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v.a=60;
v.b=70;
printf(%d\n v a)
}

(a)60

(b)70

(c)30

(d)0

Q.15 What will be the output of following program?

#include<stdio.h>
struct course
{

int courseno;
char coursename[25];
};

void main()
{

struct course c*+=,1 FPL-

,2 Maths,3 Physics- printf(%d c*1+ courseno)

printf(%s\n (*(c+2)) coursename)
}

(a)3 Physics

(b)2 Maths

(d)2 Physics

(c)1FPL

Q.16 Pointer store__________

(a)value

(b)address

(d)None of above

(c)both value and address

ANS=(b)
Q 17 To declare a pointer for an int type variable which if the following is correct statement

(a)int *p;

(b)*int p;

(c)float *p;

(d)*float p;

Q.18 The name of a pointer has to follow the rules of an identifier

(a)True

(b)False

Q 19 With reference to the pointers the * operator returns the ______

(a)address

(b)value

(c)product

(d)none of above

Q 20 With reference to the pointers the operator returns the ______

(a)address

(b)value

(c)product

(d)none of above

Q.21 We can have pointer to another pointer in C programming language

(a)True

(b)False

Q.22 Find output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int a,p*;
a=125;
p=&a;
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printf(%d\n a)
printf(%x\n p)
printf(%d\n *p)
}

(a)125

(b)125

Address of variable a
Address of variable b

Address of variable a

125

(c)125

(d) Address of variable a

125
Address of variable a

125
125
Q.23 Find output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int a,p*,**p1;
a=125;
p=&a;
p1=&p;
printf(%d\n a)
printf(%x\n p)
printf(%x\n p1)
printf(%d\n *p)
printf(%x\n *p1)
printf(%d\n **p1)
}

(a)125
125
125
125
125
125

(c)125

(b)125
Address of variable a
Address of pointer variable p

125
Address of variable a

125
(d)125
Address of variable a
Address of variable a

125
Address of variable a

125
Q.24 Find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

int a,*a1;
float b,*b1;
a1=&a;
b1=&b;
printf(%x\n%x\n a1 b1)

a1++;
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b1++;
printf(%x\n%x\n a1 b1)
}

(a)value of variable a

(b) value of variable a

value of variable b
(value of variable a)+2
( value of variable b)+4

value of variable b

(value of variable a)+1

( value of variable b)+1
(b)Address of variable a
Address of variable b
(Address of variable a)+1
(Address of variable b)+1

(d) Address of variable a

Address of variable b
(Address of variable a)+2
(Address of variable b)+4

Q.25 find the output of the following program

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

clrscr();
int i,a[2]={10,20};

for(i=0;i<=1;i++)
{

printf(%d\n a*i+)

printf(%d\n *(a+1))
printf(%d\n *(i+a))
}
}

(a)10
10
10
20
20
20

(b)10

(c)10

(d)20
10
10
10
10
10

20
10
20
10
20
20
20
20
20
20

Q.26 Read the statements given bellow and select the correct statement

int a,*p,**p1;
p=&a;
p1=%p;
(a)p1 is a pointer to pointer p

(b)p is pointer to variable a

(c)both (a) and (b)

(d)none of the above

Q.27When a float pointer is decremented, it decrements by___

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(c)4

(d)8

Q.28When a int pointer is incremented, it increments by___

(a)1

(b)2

(d)8

(c)4

Q.29The name of the array works as a pointer to the array

(a)True

(b)False

Q 30 =f the name of an array is a the statements

*(a+i) and a[i],

have the same effect
(a)True

(b)False

Q.31When the value of variable is passed to the function ,the function can access the actual parameters

(a)True

(b)False

Q.32When the address of variable is passed to the function ,the function can access the actual parameters

(a)True

(b)False

Q 33 =n Pass by value method of passing parameters to a function the called function ________
(a) can alter the actual parameter
(b)cannot alter the actual parameter
(c) can only partially alter the actual parameter

(d)None of the above

Q 34 =n Pass by reference method of passing parameters to a function the called function ________
(a) can alter the actual parameter
(b)cannot alter the actual parameter
(c) can only partially alter the actual parameter

(d)None of the above

Q.35 Structure can contain elements of the same datatype

(a)true

(b)false

Q.36 The total memory space allocated for a variable of a structure is equal to_______
(a)Memory space required by the largest member variable of the structure
(b)sum of memory space required by the all member variable of the structure

(c)100 bytes
(d)none of the above
Q.37 The total memory space allocated for a variable of a union is equal to_______
(a)Memory space required by the largest member variable of the structure
(b)sum of memory space required by the all member variable of the structure

(c)100 bytes
(d)none of the above
Q.38 Which of the following operator is used to select a member of a structure variable

(a).(dot)

(b),(comma)

(d);(semicolon)

(c): (colon)

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Q.39 A structure inside another structure can be declared and is called as nested structure

(a)True

(b)False

Q.40 Data is more secure in structure as compared to that in union

(a)True

(b)False

Q.41Select the correct answer

int *p,i[3];
i[0]=0;i[1]=1;i[2]=2;

P=&i[1];
what is the value of expression *P++?

(a)0
(c)2

(b)1
(d)undefined

ANSWER KEY

Que No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Ans
C
B
C
B
B
C
B
A
B

Que No
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Ans
B
D
B
B

D
B

A
A
B

Que No
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Ans
A
B
B

D
A
C
C
B

A
A

Que No
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Ans
B
A

Que No
41

Ans
B

A
B
B

A
A
A
A

ANSWERS TO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE IN BOLD

1.
a.
b.
c.

What is an IDE?
Internet Debugging Editor
Integrated Development Environment

2.
a.
b.
c.

At which stage are #include and #define identified:Precompilation

3.
a.
b.
c.

Which of these commands would give you access to the printf function:-

Interdependent element

Compilation
Linking
include stdio.h;
#include <stdio.h>

#include conio.h;

4. How would you declare a constant of 5 called "MYCONST"?

1. constant MYCONST = 5;
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3.

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int myconst = 5;

#define MYCONST 5

5. How would declare two integers called "i" and "j"?

1. int i, j;
2. int i + j:
3. int i int j;
6. Which of the following declarations could store the number 5.5?
1. char num;
2. int num;
3. float num;
7. What is a variable?
1. A place to store single items of data that cannot change
2. A place to store a list of data
3. A place to store a single item of data that can be overwritten
8. How would you display an integer variable 'i' starting with the text "Total: "?
1. printf( 'Total: %i' i );
2. printf( "Total: %d", i );
3. printf( "Total: " + i )
9. Which of these is NOT a valid name for a C variable:
1. Hello There
2. HELLO_THERE
3. HelloThere
10. What value would be stored in an integer variable "i" as a result of the following calculation:
int i, j;
j=3;
i = 4 + 2 * j / ( j - 1 );

1. 1
2. 7
3. 9
11. Which of the following would read a decimal number into a float variable 'f' from the keyboard?
1. readf ( f );
2. scanf ( "%f", &f );
3. scanf ( "&f", f );
12. Which of the following will NOT increase an integer variable "i" by 1?
1. i++;
2. i+=1;
3. i=i+i;

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13. Which of the following for loops will display a count

1.
2.
3.

from 1 to 10 given an integer variable i has already been declared?

for ( i = 0; i++; i<10) printf( "i is %d", i);
for ( i = 1; i<10; i++); printf( "i is %d", i);
for ( i = 1; i<=10; i++) printf( "i is %d", i);

14. Which of the following commands would read a single character from the keyboard and place the
result in a character variable 'ch' defined as:
char ch;
1. ch = getch();
2. printf( "%c", ch );
3. getkeyb ( ch );
15. Which of the following would you use to place a comment into your program?
1. REM This is a comment
2. /* This is a comment */
3. { This is a comment }
16.
Single line comment will be given by
1. //
2. /*_____________*/
3. REMARK
17. What number would be shown on the screen after the following lines of C are executed?
char ch; int i; ch='G'; i = ch 'A'; printf( "Number: %d\n", i );

1.
2.
3.

6
7
8

18. How would you copy the name "Hello" to a character array (i.e. string) declared as follows:char str[10];

1.
2.
3.

str = "Hello";
printf( str, "Hello" );
strcpy( str, "Hello" );

19. Which of the following switch statements will show the correct days of the week, where 0=Sunday,
1=Monday and 2 = Tuesday (the others are ignored). The initial day value is held in the variable 'day'?

(a)
switch ( day )

(b)
switch ( day )

(c)
switch ( day )

case(0): printf("Sun");
break;
case(1): printf("Mon");
break;
default: printf("Tue");
break;

case(0): printf("Sun");
case(1): printf("Mon");
case(2): printf("Tue");
break;

case(0): printf("Sun");
break;
case(1): printf("Mon");
break;
case(2): printf("Tue");

}
}

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20. Which of the following programs will correctly add up a list of five numbers and show the total?
int count, num, total;

(a)
total = 0;

(b)
total = 0;

for ( count=1; count<5;

for ( count=0; count<5;

count++ )

count++ )

printf( "Num %2d: ",

count );
scanf( "%d", num );
total += num;

(c)
total = 0;
for ( count=1; count<=5;

count++ )
{

printf( "Num %2d: ",

count );
scanf( "%d", num );
total = num;

printf( "Num %d: ",

count );
scanf( "%d", num );
total += num;

printf( "Total is: %4d\n",

total );

printf( "Total is: %4d\n",

printf( "Total is: %d\n",

total );

total );

21. Which of the following would you use to test if the variable 'i' contains 3, and if it is does display "YES"
otherwise display "NO"?

1.
2.
3.

if ( i == 3 ) printf( "YES" ); else printf("NO");

if ( i == 3 ) printf( "NO" ); else printf("YES");

if ( i != 3 ) printf( "YES" ) else printf("NO");

22. Which of the following three programs would you consider to be well indented?
(a)

(c)

(b)

int i, j = 0;

int i, j = 0;

int i, j = 0;

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

printf("i:%d\n", i);

printf("i:%d\n", i);

printf("i:%d\n", i);

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

{

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

for (i=0; i<=5; i++)

printf("j:%d\n", j);

}
}

printf("j:%d\n", j);
}

printf("j:%d\n", j);
}
}

23. Which command is used to skip the rest of a loop and carry on from the top of the loop again?
1. break;
2. resume;
3. continue;
24.What will be output of the following program:
int i=10;
if(i=12)
printf( = am in True)

else
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printf( = am in false)

a.
b.
c.
d.

I am in True

I am in false
Error
None of Above

24.What will be output of the following program:

int i=10;
if(i==12)
printf( = am in True)

else
printf( = am in false)

a.
b.
c.
d.

I am in True
I am in false

Error
None of Above

25. What will be output of the following program:

int i=10;
if(i=0)
printf( = am in True)

else
printf( = am in false)

a.
b.
c.
d.

I am in True
I am in false

Error
None of Above

26. What will be output of following program

int i=4;
printf(%d%d%d i ++i i++)

a.
b.
c.
d.

4,5,6
4,6,6
4,4,5
6,6,4

27. What will be output of following program

int i=4;
printf(%d i)
printf(%d ++i)
printf(%d i++)

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b.
c.
28.

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4,4,5
4,5,5
4,5,6

What will be output of following program

int i=0;
for(;i<=2;)
printf("%d",++i);

getch();
}

a.
b.
c.
d.

Error
1,2,3
2,3,4
None of Above

29. What will be output of following program

int i=4;
printf("%d\t%d\t%d\t",i,i--,--i);

a.
b.
c.
d.
30.

Error
2,3,3
3,2,1
None of Above
What will be output of following program

int i=4;
printf("%d",i);
printf("\n%d",i--);
printf("\n%d",--i);

a.
b.
c.
d.

4,4,2
2,3,4
3,2,1
None of Above

31. What will be output of following program

{
int i=4,x;
x=++i + ++i + ++i;

printf("%d",x);

a.
b.
c.
d.

20
21
18
22

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32. What will be output of following program

int x=5,y;
y=x++;
printf("%d%d",x,y);

a.
b.
c.
d.

6,5
5,6
6,7
6,6

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PART B
5. What are the three main types of computer programming languages?
(A) Machine language, assembly language, high level language
(B) Imperative language, functional language, declarative language
(C) COBOL, Fortran-77, C++

(D) A & C
6. From the point of view of the programmer what are the major advantages of using a high-level
language rather than internal machine code or assembler language?
(A) Program portability
(B) Easy development

(C) Efficiency

(D) All of above

9. Compiler translates
(A) High Level Language into m/c Level Language
(B) m/c Level Language into high level Language
(C) Low level Language into m/c language

(D) None of above

11. Any COBOL program has total

(A) One division

(B) Three division

(C) Two division

(D) Four division
12. One of the Cobol Program division is
(A) Environment Division
(B) Coding division

(C) Specification Division

(D) Editing Division

13. Which language is written as string of binary 1s and 0s?

(A) High Level Language
(B) Machine Language
(C) Assembly Language
(D)None of the above
14. Which program or set of instruction that the computer can understand directly without the
translating program?
(A) Machine Language Program
(B) None of the Above
(C) High Level Language Program
(D) Assembly Language Program
15. Which of the language programmer must have the entire knowledge of
the hardware structure of the computer?
(A) All the above
(B) Assembly Language

(C) Machine Language

(D) High Level Language

16. Every computer has a set of operation code called as

(A) Data Set

(C) None

help of

(B) Both

(D) Instruction Set

17. Which language allows instructions & storage locations to be represented by letters & symbols instead of
numbers?
(A) Assembly Language
(B) High Level Language
(C) Machine Language
(D) All The Above
18. Which of the translator program converts assembly language program into equivalent machine language
program?

(A) Compiler

(B) Linker

(C) Assembler

(D) Interpreter

19. Which language makes use of mnemonics instead of numeric op-codes & symbolic names for data
locations instead of numeric address?

(A) Machine Language

(B) Assembly Language

(C) None

(D) High Level Language

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20. Which of the programming language is said to be machine independent language?

(A) High Level Language (B) Machine Language
(C) Assembly Language
(D) All the Above
21. Which of the translator program converts high level language into its equivalent machine language?

(A) Interpreter

(B) Linker

(C) Assembler

(D) Compiler

22. Which program resides permanently on secondary storage?

(A) Interpreter

(B) Linker

(D) Compiler

(C) Assembler

23. Which program takes multiple object program files fits them together to assemble them into the
program's final executable form?

(A) Assembler

(B) Interpreter

(C) Compiler

(D) Linker

24. The intermediate language is based on ?

(A) Intermediate Definition Language

(B) Machine Language

(C) High Level Language

(D) Assembly Language
25. Which of the programming language can be executed ons many different types of computers

less effort?
(A) Intermediate Definition Language
(C) Machine Language

with very

(B) Assembly Language

(D) High Level Language

26. Which of the language is sometimes also referred as self-documenting' language?

(A) High Level Language (B) Machine Language
(C) Assembly Language (D) None of the above
27. Which of the language is said to be one of the oldest high level languages?

(A) BASIC

(B) COBOL

(C) PASCAL

(D) FORTRAN

28. Which of the language was designed to solve the scientific & engineering problems?

(A) FORTRAN

(B) PASCAL

(C) BASIC

(D) COBOL

29. Who developed the language FORTRAN?

(A) Grace Hopper

(B) John Kemeny

(C) John Backus

(D) None of the above

30.When was the language FORTRAN developed?

(A) 1960

(B) 1957

(C) 1980

(D) 1972

31. Which of the language became the first standardized language?

(A) COBOL

(B) BASIC

(C) PASCAL

(D) FORTRAN

32. Who developed the language COBOL?

(C) Grace Hopper
(D) John Kemeny
(A) Nicklaus Wirth
(B) John Backus
33. Which version of FORTRAN was oriented towards structured programming approach?

(A) FORTRAN 77

(B) FORTRAN II

(C) FORTRAN N

(D) FORTRAN 90

(C) FORTRAN II

(D) FORTRAN N

34. What is the latest version of FORTRAN?

(A) FROTRAN 77

(B) FORTRAN 90

35. Which Language was designed for business data processing applications?

(A) COBOL

(B) PASCAL

(C) BASIC

(D) FORTRAN

36. What is the latest version of COBOL?

(A) COBOL 74

(B) COBOL 85

(C) COBOL 2002

(D) None of the above

37. Which language is said to be a verbose language?

(A) PASCAL

(B) FORTRAN

(C) COBOL

(D) BASIC

(C) 1970

(D) 1985

38. When was the language BASIC developed?

(A) 1958

(B) 1964

39. Who developed BASIC?

(A) John Kemeny & Thomas Kurtz

(B) Glace Hopper

(C) John Backus

(D) Nicklaus Wirth

40. Which language is said to be the first high-level language to be implemented on personal
computers when they were introduced?

(A) JAVA

(B) C++

(C) C

(D) BASIC

41. Which of the language can be used for both business & scientific applications?
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(B) PASCAL

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(D) Both B & C

42. The language PASCAL is named after which French mathematician ?

(A) Grace Hopper

(B) Blaise Pascal

(C) John Backus

(D) None of the above

43. When was PASCAL developed?

(A) 1971

(B) 1984

(C) 1956

(D) 1949

44. Who developed PASCAL?

(A) Blaise Pascal

(B) Grace Hopper
(C) Nicklaus Wirth
(D) John Backus
45. Which Language was developed on the concepts of structured programming?
(A) JAVA

(B) BASIC

(C) C

(D) PASCAL

(C) 1983

(D) None above

46. When did ANSI standardized PASCAL?

(A) 1971

(B) 1960

47. When did ANSI standardized BASIC?

(A) 1964

(B) 1952

(C) 1980

(D) 1978

48. When did ANSI standardized COBOL?

(A) 1959

(B) 1968

(C) 1952

(D) 1978

49. Which version of FORTRAN was standardized by ANSI in1966?

(A) FORTRAN IV

(B) FORTRAN 77

(C) FORTRAN 90

(D) FORTRAN II

50. When did ANSI standardized FORTRAN?

(A) 1964

(B) 1954

(C) 1975

(D) 1966

ANSWERS

5. A
18. C
30. B
41. D

21. D
19. B
31. D
42. B

6. D
20. A
32. C
43. A

9.A 11. D
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. A
22. 23. D
24. A
25. D
26. A
27. D
28. B
29.C
33. A
34.B
35. A
36. C
37. C
38. A
39. A
40. D
44. C
45. C
46. C
47. D
48.B
49. A
50. D

1. Which of the language is said to be the high level language?

A. C++

B. Java

C. C

D. All the above

2. A compiler converts program into which language?

A. High lavel language

B. Machine Language

C. Assembly language
D. C language
3. Which of the following translates the source program statements into object codes?

(A)Debugger (B)Interpreter
4.UNIX is closely associated with

(A)Java

(B)C

( C)Assembler

(D)Compiler

Which of the following language?

(c )PASCAL

(D)All the above

5 Same program in C can be executers This is referred as

(D)All of the above
(A)Robust
(B)Reusable (c )Highly portable
6. The basic combine programming language become the offspring of which language?

(A)C
(B)COBOL
(c )PASCAL
(D)FORTRAN
n interpreter reads
code of the program one line at time
(A)Executable (B)source (C )Machine
(D)None of the above
9 BCPL is said to be the predecessor to the
language
(D)C
(A)C++
(B)PASCAL
(C)Java
7

10.A Compiler is
(A)a combination of computer
(B)a program which translates from one
(C)a program which translates from one

(D)None of

hardware high-level to a machine level

high-level language to another

these

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(A)Application programs
(B)Operating system programs
(C )packaged programs
(D)All of these
12.Assembly language
(A)used alphabetic
codes
(B)is the easiest language to write machine language
(C )Place of binary numbers used programs machine language need

(D)None

of

not be translated

into

these

13.A source program is

(A) A program Written in a machine language
(B)a program to be translated into machine language
(C )A machine level translation of a program

(D) None of these

14
runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other softwares to run on
(A) Operating system (B)Application software (C )system software (D)All
15
is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
(A)Operating environment (B)Operating system
(C )system
(D)None
environment
16 The primary purpose of an operating system is
(A) To make the most efficient use of the computer
(B)To allow people to use the computer
(C ) To keep systems programmer employed
(D)To make computers easier to use

17

hardware

system is built directly on the hardware

(A)Environment
(B)System
(c )Operating

18.Multiprogramming systems
(A) Are easier to develop than single

(B)Execute

each

job

programming

(D)None
systems

faster

(C )Execute more jobs in the same time period

(D)Are used only one large mainframe computers

19

is the first program on a computer when the computer boots up

(A) System software
(B)Operating system
(C ) system operations (D)None
20
shares characteristics with both hardware and software
(A)Operating system
(B)Software
(C
(D)None
)Data
21
is used in operating system to separate mechanism from policy
(A)single level implementation
(B)Two level implementation
(C )Multi level implantation
(D)None
22.
Which of the following Operating System does not implement multitasking truly
(A)Windows 98
(B)Windows NT
(c) windows XP
(D) MS DOS
23.
when a computer is first turned on or restarted a special type of absolute loader
called

is

executed
(A) Compile and go loader (B) Boot loader
(C) Bootstrap loader
(D) Relating loader
24.
which of the following operation systems do you choose to implement a client-server
(A) MS DOS (B) Windows 98
( C) Windows 95
(D) Windows 2000
25.
The operating' System manages
.

network

(A) Memory (B) Processes

(C) Disks and I/O devices
(D) All of the above
26.
The operating system creates __ from the physical computer
(A) Virtual space
(B) Virtual computers
(C) Virtual device (D) None
27.
Machine language is
(B) No translation required
(A) Readable
(C) Machine Dependant
(D) Fast development
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28.
Out of following, what is Opcode in assembly language?
(A) mov
(B) add
(C) cmp
(D) None
29.
Who converts Assembly language into machine language?
(A) Linker
(B) Assembler
(C) Interpreter
(D) Compiler
30.
Compiler converts source code into(D) Assembly Language
(A) Object code
(B) Comment
(C) Test cases
31.
IDE stands for 32.

(A) Integrated Development Environment

(C) Integrated Date Environment
....... Is an example of Interpreted language.

(A) C
33.

(D) None of the above

(C) C++

(D) All above

. . ... Is an example of Compiled and Interpreted language.

(A) C
34.

(B) BASIC

(B) Indian Developer Environment

(B) BASIC

(C) C++

(D) Java

. ... . Is an algebra based programming language.

(A) FORTRON

(B)MATLAB

(C) COBOL

(D) BASIC

35.

Kernel is also known as (A) Operating System

(B) Heart of OS (C) High Level Language (D) Low Level Language
36.
Choose correct form of the format of assembly instruction.
(A) [comment] [label] <opcode> <operand>
(B) [label]<operand><opcode> [;comment]
(C)<opcode>(operand)[label] [;comment] (D) [label]<opcode><operand> [;comment]
37.
In Java, which component is machine dependent?
(A) Java Source File
(B) Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
(C) Java Class / (Byte code) File
(D) All of the above
38.
Which language is having more readable, easy to debug and fast development features?
(A) Machine Level Language
(B) Assembly Language (C) High Level Language (D) All of the above 39.
Which of the characteristic of Java language?

(A) Abstraction (B) Simplicity

40.
LISP is mostly used in (A) Application Programming

(C) Portability

(B) Web Programming

(C) Artificial Intelligence Application Development

41.

(D) All above

(D) Operating System Development

PASCAL is mostly used in -

(B) Web Application

(C) AI Application
(D) GUI Application
42.
Which language is easy to understand by human being?
(A) Low Level Language
(B) Assembly Language
(C) High Level Language
(D) None of the above
43.
Which language is easy to understand by machine?
(A) Low Level Language (B) Assembly Language (C) High Level Language (D) None of the above
(A) Scientific computational

44.

FORTRON stands for -

(A) For Translation

45.

Application

(B) Formula Translator

(C) Formula Translation

COBOL stands for -

(A) Common Business Oriented Language

(C) Code of Business of Language

46.

(D) None of the above

(B) Common Basic Operation Language

(D) None of the above

BASIC stands for -

(A) Base All Some Translation Code

(C) Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
47.
PL-1 stands for -

(B) Business At Some Translation Code

(D) None of the above

(A) Programming Language 1

(B) Processing Language 1

(C) Prompting Language 1

(D) None of the above

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......... language is written in the form of binary language.

(A) High Level Language
(B) Assembly Language
(C) Machine Level language
(D) None of the above

49.

Machine Level Language is -

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(A) Understood by computer without translation

(B) Need to compile

(C) Need to Interpret

50.
Assembly Language-

(D) Need to generate binary language

(A) Substitutes letters & symbols to binary no.

(C) Set of binary values

(B) Set of function and classes

(D) Object Oriented Language

ANSWER KEY

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
21. B

31. A
41. A
2.

22. D

32. B
42. C

23. C

24. D

33. D
43. A

28. A

37. B
47. A

29. B

38. C
48. C

30. A

39. D
49. A

40. C
50. A

(B) Union

(C) Structure

(D) All of the above

(B) C

(C) JAVA

(D) BASIC

When did ANSI standardized 'B'?

(A) 1964
5.

27. C

36. D
46. C

Which language was used to write the UNIX operating system?

(A) PASCAL
4.

26. B

35. B
45. A

20. A

Which data type is the major feature of 'c' language?

(A) Pointer
3.

25. D

34. A
44. C

7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B

(B) 1983

(D) 1968

(C) 1989

Who developed C++?

(A) Bjarne Stroustrup

(B) James Gosling
(C) Brian Kernighan (D) None of the above
6.

Which of the language was primarily used for internet based applications?

(A) C
7.

(B) JAVA

(B) 1966
(B) J2SE

14.

(D) John McCarthy

(B) John Backus

(B) LISP

(C) COBOL

(D) C

(D) English

ssembly language closely resembles to

language
(A) Machine Level Language
(B) High Level Language
(C) None
(D) Instruction Set
Executable file Contains (B) Program code
(A) Machine Understandable code

(C) Text Data

15.

(C) Anders Hejlsberg

.......... is a type of computer language?

(A) Machine Level Language
(B) High Level Language

(C) Both A & B

13.

(B) Brian Kernighan

(C) James Gosling

(D) John McCarthy
Which of the language is most widely used language for AI applications?

(A) PASCAL
12.

(D)J2EE

(C)JSP

Who developed LISP?

(A) Brian Kernighan

11.

(D) 1995

Who developed the language C#?

(A) Dennis Ritchie

10.

(C) 1983

JAVA comes in two variants as _______?

(A) JRE & SDK

9.

(D) COBOL

When was JAVA's first commercial release made?

(A) 1952
8.

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(C) Text Data

17.

(B) b
(B) Pr

(D) None above

(C) P

(D) None above

.......... Documentation gives high level view of the software application.

(A) Architecture
20.

(C) bl

In Hungarian notation.......... Prefix is used for pointer.

(A) ptr
19.

(B) Program code

(D) Object code

In Hungarian notation.......... Prefix is used for Boolean.

(A) bol
18.

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(B) Comment

(C) User Manual

(D) History

Comments are -

(A) Executable statements in program

21.
22.

(B) Explain program logic

(C) Non Executable statements in program
(D) Both B & C
A generalized Syntax is written in (A) Symbolic style
(B) Both A & B
(C) Normal text style
(D) None of the above
In generalized syntax the symbol < > indicates (A) Greater than and Less Than
(B) Replace this place holder with value

(C) Brackets
23.
24.
25.

(D) All of the above

Installation describes?
(A) How to write the program
(C) How to install the program

(B) How to use the program

(D) How to read the program

Program documentation is used to?

(A) increase throughput

(B) increase maintainability

(C) increase security

(D) None of the above

User manual are used for?

(A) just reading

26.
27.
28.

(B) to know the basic of program

(C) to modify program
(D) none of above
Latest software should support?
(B) only new version
(A) old version
(C) All versions
(D) none of above
Software designing plays important role in?
(A) developing software
(B) denying software
(C) delivering software
(D) All of above
Which of the term refers to the information describing various products and services to the users
in both computer and software development. ?

(A) Documentation
29.

31.
32.
33.
34.

(C) Testing

(D) None of above

............... refers to the process of collecting, organizing and maintaining a complete record of
programs and other documents used during the different phases of software development.

(A) Debugging
30.

(B) Debugging
(B) Documentation

(C) Both A and B

(D) Testing

are the forms of documentation that are put within program to help in understanding the
logic of the program.
(A) System manual
(B) User manual
(C) Comments
(D) Logic Errors
does not contain any programming instruction and are just language instructions.
(A) User Manual
(B) Comments
(C) System Manual
(D) None
arguments the code with the basic description and also help in generating external
documentation.
(A) Comments
(B) Hungarian Notation (C) User Manual
(D) None
is a form of external documentation and is available in the form of separate documents or unit
development folders
(A) Hungarian Notation (B) User Manual
(C) Syntax errors
(D) System Manual
.... is a form of external documentation and is required to ensure smooth execution of software ..
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(A) Logical Errors

35.

(B) User Manual

(C) System Manual
(D) Comments
.... are used within program to help in understanding the logic of the program and hence are a
form of external documentation.
(A) Debugging

36.
37.

(B) White Box Testing

(A) User Manual

38.

(B) Hungarian Notation

(B) edit add.c > prn
(B) gd

(C) print add.c

(D) print add.c > prn

(C) cd

(D) fd

(B) Linker

(C) Compiler

(D) Debugger

A component of a computer that locates a given program or application from the offline storage,
loads it into the main memory and facilitates its execution is called_______.

(A) Interpreter
42.

(D) Testing

The software tool that. is used for linking modules together is called _______.

(A) Editor
41.

(C) Black Box Testing

Command for creating directory in MS DOS is

(A) md
40.

(D) Syntax Errors

Following is the DOS command to print the file' add.c ' without installing a printer driver on your
PC.

(A) type add.c> prn

39.

(C) Comments

In..... the name of the variable indicates its type of intended use.
(A) Debugging
(B) Hungarian Notation (C) System Manual
(D) Logic Errors
..... is said to be a popular naming convention in complete programming

(B) Compiler

(C) Linker

(D) Loader

(C) Interpreter

(D) Loaders

______ loads a given program from a disk

(A) Linker

(B) Compiler

ANSWERS

1. A
11. B

2.A

3. B

12. C

21. A
31. B
41. D

22. B
32. A
42. D

4.C

13. D

5.A

14. A

23. C
33. D

24. B
34. B

6.B

15. B

7.D
16. C

25. B
35. C

8.A
17. B

26. C
36. B

9.C
18. C

27. A
37. B

10. D
19. A

28. A
38. A

20. D

29. B
39. A

30. C
40. B

1. Flowchart is used to _

(A) Visual representation of application Logic

(C) Give short description of application
2. Step by step description of program is known as-

(A) Pseudo code

(C) Algorithm

(B) Represent Application Modules

(D) Explain user interface of application

(B) Flowchart
(D) Test case

3. To show Start and End of program

(A) Kite box is used.
(B) Circle is used.

(C) Round corner rectangle is used

(D) Pentagon is used.
4. Which statement is used to jump the control of program?
(A) Switch
(B) Loop
(C) Conditional statement
(D) Goto
5.In programming language, programs are implementation of _

(A) Flowchart
(B) Algorithm
(C) None of the above
(D) Pseudo code
6.By using .......................... , Algorithms (Program logic flow) can be shown in pictorial way.
(A) Program
(B) Flowchart
(C) Test Case
(D) Pseudo code
7. Processing Symbol is used to indicate
in the program.
(A) Process (i.e. Arithmetic process) (B) Input and Output
(C) Decisions
(D) Start and End
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(A) Outline of Program

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(B) Detail Program

(D) None of the above

(C) All of the above

9. Micro flowchart shows _

(B) Detail Program
(A) Outline of Program

(C) All above

(D) None above

10. PDL - Program Decision Language is an another name of _

(A) Test Cases

(B) Algorithms
(C) Pseudo code
(D) Programs
11. According to Sequence Logic a Pseudo code _
(A) Instructions are written in the order they are to be performed
(B) Instructions will be executed several time based on some condition.
(C) Instructions will be executed only ones based on some condition.

(D) None of the above.

12. According to Selection Logic (Decision Logic) of Pseudo code

(A) Instructions are written in the order they are to be performed

(B) Instructions will be executed several time based on so condition.
(C) Instructions will be executed only ones based on condition.

(D) None of the above.

13. Pseudo code is used to (A) Visualize program flow
(B) Write programming instruction in normal language
(C) Write program in B language
14. Selection Logic is used to ___
(A) Instructions are written in the order they are to be performed.
(B) Instructions executed several time based on some condition.
(C) Select the proper path out of two or more alternative paths

(D) None of above

15. Algorithm and flow chart help us to__
(A) Know the memory capacity
(B) Identify the base of a number system
(C) Direct the output to a printer
(D) Specify the problem correctly
16. The process of walking through a program logic on paper before You actually write the program is
called_____.

(A)
(B)

Disk checking

B)Flowcharting

Pseudo coding
D)Testing
17. What is the problem with following statement?
100 =grade
(A)
100 is not a reasonable grade
B)100 should be in quotes
(B)
Data type do not match
D)Value on the left must be a variable name
18. What might be considered the seventh step of programming process?

(A) Testing

(B) Maintaining

(C) Replacing

(D) Converting

19. What symbol is used to represent output is flow chart?

(A) Square

(B) Circle

(C) Parallelogram

(D) Triangle

20.What is the standard terminal symbol for a flow chart?

(A) Circle

(B) Lozenge

(C) Diamond

(D) Square

21. What is assignment operator?

(A) =

(B) *

(C) ^

(D) %

22. What is an example of string constant?

(A) 1

(B) 12432

(C) oops

(D) O

23. In some programming language programmer must write a variable ______ telling the compiler
what
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data type is expected for the variable.

(A) Name

(B) Termination

(C) Decision

(D) Declaration

24. The following pseudo code is an example of a(n) _____ structure:

Get number
Get another number
If first number is bigger than second then
print first number

Else
print second number

(A)

Sequence

B)Decision

C)Loop

D)Nested

25. The following pseudo code is an example of

Get number
Get another number
Add number
Print result

A)Sequence

B)Decision

D)Nested

C)Loop

26. The following pseudocode is an example of

Do step a
Do step b
if condition c is true then

Do step d
else
Do step e
end if
while condition f is true

Do step g
end while

(A)

Nesting

B)Stacking

C)Posttest

D)Pretest

27. The following pseudocode is an example of

if condition a is true then

Do step e
else
Do step b
Do step c
Do step d
end if
(B)
Nesting

B)Stacking

C)Posttest

D)Pretest

28. In a case structure the term------means if none of the other cases were true

(A) Else

(B) Then

(C) Default

(D) Loop

29. Fill in the blank in the following pseudo code:

If some condition is true then Do one process __ do the 0 process

(A) Then
(C) Do

(B) While
(D) Else

30. What is another name for a loop structure?

(A) Execution
(C) Iteration

(B) Selection
(D) Case

31. A case structure can be replaced one or more

(A) If-then-else
(C) Do-until

structures.

(B) Do-while
(D) While
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32. Which name is best suited to a module that calculates overtime pay?

(A) CalcoO

(B) CoO

(C) Calculate overtimeO (D) CalculateovertimeO

33. The------- can be a useful tool when a program must be modified months or years after the original
writing.

(A) Flowchart

(B) Hierarchy chart

(C) Pseudo code

(D) Variable declaration

34. In a __ program, the user sees a screen and can typically make Selections using a mouse or other
pointing device.

(A) Reusable

(B) Modular

(C) GUI (D) Command-line

35. Which step occurs first?

(A) Understanding user's needs
(B) Clarifying requirements
(C) Coding program
(D) Developing program logic
36. Variable declarations are made in the __ section of a program,

(A) Main loop

(B) End-of-job routine

(C) Housekeeping

(D) File opening

37. Declaring a variable involves selecting a name and a __

(A) Size
(C) Style

(B) Length
(D) Type

38. Some use a variable-naming convention called __ notation, in which a variable's data type or other
information is stored as part of the name. For example, a numeric field might always start with the
prefix num.

(A) Prefix

(B) American

(C) Polish

(D) Hungarian

39. A group of variables is often called a __ .

(A) Linked group

(B) Data structure

(C) Data object (D) Module

40. When a variable is __ it is both declared and initialized.

(A) Set

(B) Instantiated

(C) Defined

(D) Documented

41.The time factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by

(A) counting microseconds

(B) Counting the number of key operations
(C) Counting the number of statements
(D) Counting the kilobytes of algorithm
42. The space factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by

(A) Counting The Maximum Memory Needed By The Algorithm

(B) Counting The Minimum Memory Needed By The Algorithm

(C) Counting The Average Memory Needed By The (A)lgorithm

(D) Counting the maximum disk space needed by the algorithm
43. Which of the following case does not exist in complexity theory

(A) Best case

(B) Worst case

(C) Average case

D) Null case

44. The Worst case occur in linear search algorithm when

(A) Item is somewhere in the middle of the array

(B) Item is not in the array at all
(C) Item is the last element in the array
(D) Item is the last element in the array or is not there at all
45. The Average case occur in linear search algorithm

(A) When Item is somewhere in the middle of the array

(B) When Item is not in the array at all

(C) When Item is the last element in the array

(D) When Item is the last element in the array or is not there at all
46. --------is used to write the algorithms.
(A) Computer Language 'C'
(B) Computer Language 'C++'
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(C) Any Programming Language

(D) English Language
47. There is no symbol for expressing ____ while drawing a flowchart or writing an algorithm.

(A)Assertion
(C)Negation

(B)Comparison
(D)No Action

48. A program design tool in which standard graphical symbols are used to represent the logical flow of
data is called as a
_
(D) Structured Chart
(A)Flowchart
(B)Pseudocode (C)Algorithm
49. Which of the following is 8.n iterative control structure?

(A)Decision Making

(B )Sequential

(C)Jump

(D)loop

50. Which of the following structures are used in computer

programs

(A)Sequential

(B)Decision

(C)

Iterative

(D)All of above

ANSWERS

1.A
11. A
21.A
31.A
41.B

2.C
12. C
22.C
32.D
42.A

1.

Which of the following scenario is correct?

(A) flowchart->algorithm- > programming language
(B) flowchart->programming language->algorithm
(C) algorithm->flow chart->programming language
(D) algorithm->programming language->flow chart
Instructions in algorithms should be_____
(A) Precise
(B) Unambiguous
(C) Precise & Unambiguous
(D) None of above
As compared to a flowchart, it is easier to modify the_________of a program logic when program
modifications are necessary.
(A) Macro flowchart
(B) Micro flowchart

2.

3.

3.C
13. B
23.A
33.C
43.D

4.D
14. C
24.B
34.C
44.D

5.B
15. D
25.A
35.A
45.A

(C) Terminal
4.

8.

9.

9.B
19.C
29.D
39.B
49.D

10.C
20.A
30.C
40.C
50.D

(D) Pseudo code.

(B) Infinite time
(B) Decision
(D) All above

What is an infinite loop?

(A) It is an endless loop

(C) It is a nested loop

7.

8.A
18.B
28.C
38.D
48.A

(C) Logarithmic time

(D) Exponential time
The __ flow chart symbol(s) represents one way flow of control.

(A) Processing
(C)Terminal
6.

7.A
17.D
27.A
37.D
47.D

Algorithm halts in __________

(A) Finite time

5.

6.B
16.C
26.A
36.D
46.D

(B) It means multiple loops

(D) It is an unclosed loop

The normal flow of flowchart is from

(A) Left to Right

(C) A & D

(B) Right to Left

(C) Pseudocode

(D) Algorithm

(D) Top to Bottom

Which tool shows textual design solution?
(A) Flowchart
(B) Structure chart
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(A) The number of steps in the algorithm should be finite.

(B) The algorithm should terminate after a finite no. of times.
(C) For all possible combinations of input data, the algorithm terminates after a finite no. of steps.

10.

11.

(D) None of above

Pseudocode consist of ...... and ommits ........
(A) structural conventions of programming languages;
subroutines, variable declarations or language- specific syntax
(B) subroutines; structural conventions of programming languages
(C) variable declarations; language- specific syntax
(D) subroutines; Functions
Method which uses a list of well-defined instructions to complete a task, starting from a given
initial state to end state, is called

(A) Program

(B) Algorithm

(C) High level Language

(D) Flowchart
12.
13.
14.

Flow chart help for

(A) Better communication
(C) Program Testing
Basic symbols of flow chart are
(A) Start and End
(C) Input - Output
Diamond shape in flow chart denotes

(A) Start
(C) End
15.

20.

22.

(B) Rhombus
(D) Rectangle

Amongst the following symbols, which of the following is not a symbol used in a flowchart?

(B) Terminal Box

(D) Diamond

Algorithm and Flowchart help us to

(B) Identify the base of a number system
(A) Know the memory capacity
(C) Direct the output to a printer
(D) Specify the problem completely and clearly
In a flowchart, a Data File is represented by a ..... shape.

(A) Diamond
21.

(B) Connector
(D) repetition

Which of the following shape is used for representing a Conditional Statement in a Flow chart?

(A) Star
(C) Input-Output Box
19.

(D) Psudochart

Amongst the flowchart symbols, which of the following is an Auxiliary symbol?

(A) Parallelogram
(C) Trapezoid
18.

(D) All of above

(D) Input - Output task

The chart that contains only function flow and no code is called as a
(A) Structure chart
(B) Function chart

(A) Sequence
(C) Decision
17.

(B) Processing, Decision

(B) Decision

(C) Flowchart
16.

(B) Efficient coding

(D) A & B

(B) Parallelogram

(C) Rectangle
(D) Cylinder
A good algorithm should not ___.
(A) Execute for a given set of initial conditions
(B) Produce the correct output
(C) Terminate after finite number of steps
(D) Result into ambiguous state
_______is used to write the algorithms.
(A) Computer Language 'c'
(B) Computer Language 'C++'
(C) Any Programming Language
(D) English Language
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23.

Which of the followings is a program planning tool?

(A) Compiler
(C) Psuedo Code
24.

(B) Flow Charts

(D) Both B and C

Which amongst the following flowchart symbols is a ' two way' branching symbol?

(A) Parellogram
(C) Diamond
25.

(B) Connectoer
(D) Rectangle

Parallelogram is used to represent in a flowchart.

(A) Decision
(C) Termination
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.

33.

(B) Processing
(D) Input and Output

Connector in a flowchart represents

(B) Data movement operation
(A) Arithmetic operation
(C) Comparison operation
(D) None of the above
Detailed flowchart is also called as
(B) Micro flowchart
(A) Macro flowchart
(C) Mini flowchart
(D) None of L le above
Macro flowchart is also called as
(B) More detail flowchart
(A) Less detail i10wchart
(C) Simple flowchart
(D) None of the above
Sentinel value is used to
(B) Terminate a loop
(A) Start a loop
(C) Input value
(D) Output value
Goto statement is used for
(B) Unconditional jump only
(A) Conditional jump only
(C) both conditional and unconditional jumps
(D) None of the above
There is no symbol for expressing while drawing a flowchart or writing an algorithm.

(A) Assertion
(C) Negation
32.

(B) Comparison
(D) No Action

A program design tool in which standard graphical symbols are used to represent the logical flow
of data is called as a

(A) Flowchart

(B) Pseudocode

(C) Algorithm
Any program can be written using

(D) Structured Chart

(A) Selection logic

(C) Iterative logic
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(B) Sequence and selection logic

(D) Sequence, selection and Iterative logic

Any program can be written using structures.

(A) Sequence logic, Merge logic, Insertion logic

(B) Sequence logic, Selection logic, Iteration logic

(C) Sequence logic, Branch logic, Iteration logic

(D) None of the above

35.

'DO ... WHILE' and 'REPEAT .... UNTIL' structure are called

(A) Sequential logic structures

(B) Decision logic structures

(C) Iterative logic structures

(D) None of the above

36.

'IF ... THEN ... ELSE' or 'CASE 'structure are called

(B) Sequence logic structures

(D) Program logic structures

37.

(A) Selection logic structures

(C) Iteration logic structures
Loops in a program are written using

(A) Selection logic

(C) Sequence logic

(B) Iteration logic

(D) None of the above

38.

Which of the following logic is used to produce loops in programme logic?

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(C) iteration logic
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(B) selection logic

(D) none of them

Flowlines are used for

(A) connecting from one page to another page

(B) input-output
(D) Indicate flow of program
Which of the following is not used as a logic structure while writing 'C' programs?

(C) Decision logic

40.

(A) sequence logic

(C) selection logic
41.

(B) process logic

(D) iteration logic

The default flow of control, particularly in imperative programming is

(A) Parallel
(C) Random
42.

(B) Sequential
(D) None above

In flowcharts, ellipse is used fOf denoting

(B) Stop only

(D) None ofthese

(A) Start only

(C) Both Start and End
43.

The symbol is used to indicate the beginning, ending, and pauses in the program logic flow.

(A) Flowlines
44.
45.

(B) Processing

(C) Input/Output
(D) Terminal.
To write the correct and effective program we must first
(A) Draw a flowchart
(B) Plan its logic
(C) Write the pseudocode
(D) All ofthe above
Pseudocode is also called as the
(B) Microflowchart
(A) Program Design Language (PDL)

(C) imitation
46.

(D) Decision.

Pseudocode emphasize on the aspect of a program.

(A) Development
(C) design
47.
48.

(B) Coding
(D) debugging.

The similarity between structure charts and flow charts is

(A) both of them use top-down approach
(B) both of them use bottom-up approach
(C) both of them provide pictorial view.
(D) none of them hide specific language syntax
The logic is used to produce loops in program logic when one or more instruction may be executed
several times depending on some conditions.

(A) Iteration logic

(C) Sequence logic
49.

(B) Selection logic

(D) Decision logic

Which logic is used to select the proper path out of two or more alternative paths in the program
logic?

(A) Looping logic

(C) Iteration logic
50.

(B) Sequence logic

(D) Selection logic

The________is a program-planning tool that allows the programmers to plan program logic by
writing program instructions in an ordinary language

(A) Flowchart
(C) Program

(B) Pseudocode
(D) Looping

Answers

1. A
11. B

21. D
31. D
41. B

2. C
12. D

22. D
32. A
42. C

3. D

4. A

13. D

23. D
33. D
43. D

5. A

14. B

24. C
34. B
44. D

6. A

15. B

7. D
16. B

25. D
35. C
45. A

8. C
17. B

26. D
36. A
46. C

9. C
18. A

27. B
37. B
47. C

10. A
19. D

28. A
38. C
48. A

20. D

29. B
39. D
49. D

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Selection logic is also called as the

(A) Decision logic

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(B) Iteration logic

(C) Sequence logic

(D) Looping logic

What do you mean by an iterative operations?

(A) It is a control structure that repeats the execution of a block of instructions
(B) It is a control structure that asks a true/false question and then selects the next instruction
based on the answer
(C) In it Instructions are executed in order

(D) All of the above

3.

Which of the following is used for making the next iteration of the loop to be started?

(A) break
4.
7.

8.

9.

(B) case

(C) continue

(D) All the Above

In which of the following scenario, sequence logic will not be used?

(A) Accepting an input from the user.
(B) Comparing two sets of data
(C) Giving an output to the user.
(D) Adding two numbers
Which of the following statement is false?
(A) Flowchart provides graphical representation of program logic
(B) Drawing a flowchart before writing the program is better
(C) Pseudocode gives graphical representation of program logic
(D) Writing pseudocode before writing the program is better
Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Flowchart is a pictorial representation of an algorithm
(B) Pseudocode is an analysis tool used for planning program logic
(C) Both A and B are false
(D) Both A and B are true
A structured chart is
(A) A statement of information processing requirements
(B) A hierarchical partitioning of the program
(C) A document of what has to be accomplished

(D) All of the above

10.

Connector in flowchart is represented by

(A) Rectangle
11.
12.

(C) Ellipse

(B) Diamond

(C) Flow of operations

13.
14.

(D) All of the above

Which of the following symbol is not used while drawing flowchart?

(D) Control
(A) Terminal
(B) Input/Output
(C) Processing
Infinite loops can be avoided by using

(A) Sentinel
15.

(B) Counter

(D)BothA&B

(D) top-down,right-Ieft

An algorithm is represented as

(A) Programs
17.

(C) Algorithm

Structure charts are read in direction.

(A) left-right,top-down
(B) top-down,left-right

(C) down~up,left-right
16.

(D) Circle

A rectangle in flowchart denotes

(B) Input or output function
(A) Start of Program
(C) Arithmetic and data movement instruction
(D) End of program
In a flowchart, flow lines are used to indicate
(A) Beginning of program
(B) Data movement

(B) Flow charts

(C) Pseudo Codes

(D) All of above

A diamond is used in flowcharts to represent __ .

(A) Arithmetic & data movement instructions
(B)Input

(C) Output

(D) Decision
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Functional flow of a program is shown by:

(A) Flowchart
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(B) Pseudo code

(C) Structure chart
(D) Program Map
The is a program design tool that visually represents the solution logic.
(A) Flowchart
(B) Program map
(C) Pseudo code
(D) Structure chart
The term algorithm refers to
(A) step by step description of how to arrive at the solution of problem.
(B) it is a kind of flow chart.
(C) it is a set of instructions in specified sequence.
(D) All of the above.

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

Pseudo code is used to

(A) Run a program
(B) Compile a program
(C) Plan program logic using natural language
(D) Debug a program
Algorithm can be represented in following ways except
(D) as a pseudo code
(A) as a program
(B) as a flowchart
(C) as a process
Rectangle can be used for representing
(A) decision
(B) processing
(C) input-output
(D) none of these
Which one of the following is the disadvantage of a flowchart?
(A) Efficient coding
(B) Systematic Debugging
(C) Better Communication
(D) None of these
Iteration logic is used to execute instructions
(A) Depending upon some condition to choose one of the path

(B) One after another

(C) Several times depending upon some condition

(D) None of the above

Answers :1. A
2. A
14. D 15. B

3.C
16.D

4B
17.D

5. A
18.C

6. A 7. C
19. A 20. A

8. D 9. B
10. D
11. C 12. C 13. D
21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C

1. Which of the variable occupies 2 bytes of the memory?

(A) Float

(B) Double

(C) Short Integer

(D) None of the above

2. The preprocessor can be denoted using which of the symbols?

(A) #

(B)-

(C)$

(D) &

3. The escape character \n is used for-----purpose

(A) Tab

(B) New line

(C) Header flies

D) None of the above

4. The operator '+' has which priority?

(A) First
5. The

(B) Third

(D) Fourth

type of constants can be enclosed between single quotes

(A) Real
6. The

(C) Second

(B) Character

(C) Integer

(D) Float

type of constants have to be enclosed between double quotes.

(A) Float

(B) Integer

(C) String

(D) Character

7. In C the maximum length of the ............... is said to be 8.

(A) Character

(B) String

(C) Integer

(D) Identifiers

8. Which of the following variable has the maximum length of 4 bytes?

(A) Float

(B) Double

(C) Integer

(D) Character

9. Which of the following variable the maximum length of 8 bytes?

(A) String

(B) Constant

(C) Integer

(D) Double

10. 8 Bytes will be occupied by which the following statements?

(A) float a, s;

(B) char p, q;

(C) int

x, y;

(D) All of above

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11. The constants in c can express in both fractional & exponential forms.

(A) String

(B) Character

(C) Real

(D) Integer

12. The statement char ch='z' would store in ch

(A) ASCII value of z

(B) The character z
(D) All the Above
13 The maximum value of constant is 32767
(A) Integer
(B) Double
(C) Character
(D) String

(C) along with single inverted

comma

14. Integer Constant in C must have

(A) At least one digit
(B) Digits separated by comma
(C) At least one decimal point
(D) A comma along with digits
15. Which of the following is not a character constant?
(A) 'thank you'
(B) 'enter values of P,N ,R'
(C) '23.56E-03'
(D) All the Above
16. If a is an integer variable, a=5/2 will return a value

(A) 2.5

(B) 0

(C) 3

(D) 2

17. If z is a float variable, z=4/2 will return a value

(A) 1.5

(B) 2.0

(C) 0

(D) None of the above

(C) -1

(D)-5

18. What is the value of !0?

(A) 1

(B) 0

19. Address of the variable can be displayed by ______ operator.

(A) #

(B) *

(C) &

(D)@

20. What would be the remainder of 8%10?

(A) 8

(B) 0

(D) None above

(C) 10

21. Addition of two numbers can be performed using .

(A) Binary Operator
(B) Arithmetic Operator
(C) Unary Operator
(D) Relational Operator
22. What is the result of 16>>2?

(A) 16

(B) 2

(D) 8

(C) 4

23. What is the result of 5 &&2?

(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 2
(D) 5
24.
48 to 57 is said to be the ascii range for
.
(A) a to z
(B) A to Z
(C) 65 to 70 (D) 0 to 9
25. What is the ascii range for a to z letters?

(A) 97 to 122

(B) Both A & C

(C) 0 to 9

(D) 90 to 120

26. Which function is appropriate for accepting a string?

(A) gets ()
(B) puts()
(C) getche()
27
array always ends with a null ( \ 0) character
(A) Integer
(B) String
(C) Character

(D) scanf ()
(D) Float

28. Array elements are stored in

(A) Scattered memory location

(B) Sequential memory location

(C) Distributed location

(D) Both A & C
29 =f u declare an array without initializing the value to it then it will be set to

(A) A null value

(B) Zero

(C) Garbage value

(D) All the Above

30. ............... are passed as arguments to a function by reference & value

(A) Array

(B) Constants

(C) Variables

(D) Both A & C

31. What is the correct way to declare a pointer?

(A) int ptr*

(B) *int ptr
32 n array is a collection of
(A) Same data type
(B) Both A & C

(C) int *ptr

(D) int_ptr z

(C) Different data type

(D) None of the above

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(A) Initialized
(B) of same type

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(D) Verified

34. A C variable cannot start with

(A) an alphabet
(D) Both C and B

(B) a number

(C) a special symbol other than underscore

35. Which of these are reasons for using pointers?

(A) To manipulate parts of an array
(B) To refer to keyword such as 'for' and 'if'
(C) To return more than one value from a function
(D) To refer to particular programs more conveniently
36. Which of the following is a Scalar Data type

(A) Float

(B) Union

(C) Array

(D) Pointer

(C) Constants

(D) All of the above

37. Which of the following are tokens in C?

(A) Keywords

(B) Variables

38. Which symbol is used as a statement terminator in C ?

(A) !

(B) #

(C) -

(D) ;

39. Which escape character can be used to begin a new line in C?

(A) \a

(B) \ b (C) \m (D) \n

40. Which escape character can be used to beep from speaker in C?

(A)\a

(B)\b

(C)\m\

(D)\n

41. Character constants should be enclosed between _

(A) Single quotes

(B) Double quotes

(C) Both a and b

(D) None of these

(C) Both a and b

(D) None of these

42. String constants should b encl between_

(A) Single quotes

(B) Double quotes

44. The maximum length of a variable in C is _ characters.

(A) 8

(B) 16

(C) 32

(D)64

45. What will be the maximum size float variable?

(A) 2 byte

(B) 4 byte

(D) 16 byte

(C) 8 byte

46. What will be the maximum size double variable?

(A) 2 byte

(B)4 byte

(C) 8 byte

(D) 16 byte

47. A declaration float a,b; occupies of memory

(A) 1 byte

(B) 4 byte

(C) 8 byte

(D) 16 byte

(C) 8 byte

(D) None of these

48. The size of a String variable is

(A) 1 byte

(B) 4 byte

49. Which of the following is an example of compounded assignment statement?

(A) a = 5

(B) a += 5

(C) a = b = c

(D) a = 5

50. The operator && is an example for _ operator.

(A) Assignment
(B) Increment
(C) Logical (D) Rational
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1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. D
21. B

31. C
41. A
1.

22. C

32. A
42. B

23. A

33. B
43. D

24. D

25. A

34. D
44. A

7. D
16. D

26. A

35. C
45. B

27. C

8. A 9. D
17. B

10. A
18. A 19. C

28. B

29. C 30. D

20. A

36. C 37. D 38. D 39. D 40. B

46. C 47. C
48. D 49. B 50. C

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(A) Bitwise AND
(C) Logical AND
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(B) Bitwise OR
(D) Logical OR

The operator I can be applied to

(B) float values

(D) All of these

(A) integer values

(C) double values
3.

The equality operator is represented by

(A) :=
4.

6.

7.

(B) is used first

(D) operates on large numbers

The bitwise AND operator is used for
(A) Masking (B) Comparison
(C) Division (D) Shifting bits
The bitwise OR operator is used to
(A) set the desired bits to 1
(B) set the desired bits to 0
(C) divide numbers
(D) multiply numbers
Which of the following operator has the highest precedence?

(B) ==

(C) ->
(B) Left to Right

(C) for Arithmetic and (b) for Relational

Which operator has the lowest priority?

(A) *
10.
11.

(B) I

(C) ++

13.
14.

(B) Truncating the fractional part

(D) An Error is generated

(C) II

(D)" "

Explicit type conversion is known as

(A) Casting
(B) Conversion
The operator + in a+=4 means

(B) cast ()

(C) Disjunction

(D) Separation

(A) a = a + 4

(C) a = 4

(D) a = 4 + 4

(B) a + 4 = a

p++ executes faster than p+ 1 because

(A) p uses registers
(B) p++ is a single instruction

(C) ++ is faster than +

15.

(D) for Relational and (b) for Arithmetic

(D) +

Integer Division results in

(A) Rounding the fractional part
(C) Floating value
The type cast operator is

(A) (type)
12.

(D) None of these

Header files in C contain

(A) Compiler commands

(B) Library functions

(C) Header information ofC programs

16.
17.
18.

(D) Data type

(C) Variable value

(B) constS

(C) symbols

(0) None of these

Null character is represented by

(A) \N
21.

(B) Address

Symbolic constants can be defined using

(A) #define
20.

(D) Operators for files

Which pair of functions below are used for single character IO.
(A) getchar ()and putchar ()
(B) gets () and puts ()
(C) scanf() and printf()
(D) fgets () and fputs 0
The output of printf ("%u", -1) is
(A) -1
(B) minimum int value
(C) maximum int value
(D) Error message
An Ampersand (&) before the name of a variable denotes ...............

(A) Actual value

19.

(D)+

The associatively of! operator is

(A) Right to Left

9.

(D) ==

Operators have precedence. It is used to know which operator

(A) *
8.

(C) =

(B) .EQ.

(A) is most important

(C) is faster
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(C) \0

(D) \e

A statement differs from expression by terminating with a

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22.

(B) :

24.

25.

(B) 0

27.

(B)auto

29.

(D) ?

(C)external

(D)scanf

In the C language 'a' represents

(D) A word
(A) A Character
(B) An integer (C) A digit
The number of the relational operators in the C language is

(A) Four
28.

(C) If .... then

The conversion characters '%s' for data input means that the data item is
(A) An unsigned decimal integer
(B) A hexadecimal integer
(C) A short integear
(D) A string followed by white space
An expression contains relational, assignment and arithmetic operators. If Parenthesis are not
present, the order will be
(A) Assignment, relational, Arithmetic
(B) Relational, arithmetic, assignment
(C) Assignment, arithmetic, relational
(D) Arithmetic, relational, assignment
Which of the following is a key word is used for a storage class

(A)printf
26.

(D) .

Which operator in C is called a ternary operator

(A) ++
23.

(C) NULL

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(B) Six

(C) Three

(D) Done

In C, a Union is
(A) memory store
(B) memory screen (C) memory location
(D) None
A multidimensional array can be expressed in terms of
(A) Array of pointers rather than as pointers to a group of continuous array
(B) Array without the group of continuous array

(C) Data type array

(D) None of these
30.

C allows arrays of greater than two dimensions, who will determined this

(A) Parameter
31.

(B) Compiler
Programmer

(D) None of these

A pointer to a pointer in a form of

(A) Multiple indirection
(B) A chain of pointers

(C) Both A & B

32.

(C)

(D) None of these

Pointers are of

(A) Integer data type

33.

(B) Unsigned integer data type

(C) Character data type
(D) None of these
Maximum number of elements in the array declaration int a[5] [8] is

(A) 28
34.
35.
36.

(B) 32

(C) 35

(D) 40

If the size of the array is less than the number of initialises then,
(A) Extra values are being ignored
(B) Generates an error message
(C) Size of array is increased
(D) Size is neglected when values are given
Array subscripts in C always start at
(A) -1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) Value provided by the user
A Structure
(A) Cannot be read as a single entity
(B) Can be read as a single entity

(C) Can be displayed as a single entity

37.

38.

(D) has member variables that cannot be read individually

Identify the invalid pointer arithmetic
(A) Addition of float value to a pointer
(B) Comparison of pointers that do not point to the element of the same array
(C) Subtracting an integer from a pointer
(D) Assigning the value 0 to a pointer variable
An identifier cannot start with

(A) #

(B)_

(C) Uppercase alphabet

(D) Lowercase alphabet

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Symbolic constants are defined as -

(A) # define sl s2
40.

(B) #define sl s2;

(C) #define sl = s2

(B) /

(C) #

(D)?

Identify the wrong declaration

(A) int n = (7);

(B) char c2 = 'A' + 25, c1 = 'z';
year;
(e) None of above
42.

(B) begin ()

(C) start ()

(D) init ()

(B) ~

(D) 1\

(C) %

The operator % can be applied only to

(A) Integral values

45.

(B) Float and double value

Identify the relational operator

(A) !
46.

(B) >
(B) +

50.

(D)&&

(C) %

(D)/

(B) AND

(C) &&

(D)@@

lf the value of a = 10 and b = -1, the value of x after executing the following expression is
x = (a != 10) && (b=1)

(A) 0
49.

(C) "

(D) All of these

In C how is logical AND represents?

(A) II
48.

(C) Char value

Which operator has highest priority?

(A) ++
47.

(D) int x = 10, y = x*20,

Which operator is not used in C.

(A) **
44.

(C) int a =10,b = 20,c;

Where does execution of every C program starts?

(A) main ()
43.

(D) #define sl = s2;

An escape sequence commences with -

(A) \
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(B) 1

(C) -1

(D) 10

How many main o function can be define in a C program?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) Any number of times
int z, x=5, y=10,a=4, b=2;

z = x++ -

--y*b/a;

What will be value of z in above sample code?

(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D) 1

ANSWERS

1. A
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. A
6.A
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. B 11. A 12. A
13. A
14. B 15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. D
24. D
25. B
26.A 27. B
28. A 29. A
30. B
31. C
32. D
33. D
34. B
35. B
36.A 37. A
38. A
39. A
40. A 41. E
42. A
43. A
44. A
45. B
46.A 47. C
48. A
49. A
50. D

4.

The tab is represented by which escape sequence?

(A) \t
5.
6.

(C) \n

8.

9.

(D) None above

Which of the variables can have many declarations but only one definition?
(D) All the above
(A) Local variable
(B) Global variable
(C) Static variable
Which function gets execute as we execute a 'C' program?

(A) Printf ()
7.

(B) %d

(B) Main ()

(C) MAIN ()

(D) main ()

The variables can be initialized by

(A) Decrement operator( --)

(C) Equal to(=)

(B) Both A & C

(A) Unsigned

(C) Signed

(D) Less than equal to=)

An------ integer variable values greater than or equal to zero

(B) Long

(D) All the above

............... are said to be user defined names.

(A) Constants

(B) Identifiers

(C) Keywords

(D) Header files

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11.

In C every------- has a type, a name, & a value

(A) Keywords
(B) Function (C) Header files
Which of the data type has the range -128 to 127?

(A) Integer
12.

(B) Double

17.

18.

19.

(D) Two variables

(B) Volatile

(D) Public

(C) Private

Which of the following is the incorrect keyword name?

(B) Printf

(C) else

(D) Both A & B

void *ptr;
myStruct myArray[10];
ptr = my Array;
Which of the correct way to to increment the variable ptr?
(A) Ptr = ptr + sizeof(myStruct);
(B) ++(int*)ptr;
(C) Ptr = ptr + sizeof(myArray);
(D) Increament(ptr); ptr= ptr + siazeof (ptr)
"My salary was increased by 15 %!" Which of following statement will produce exact statement?
(A) printf (" \ " My salary was increased by 15%%! \"\n");
(B) printf ("My salary was increased by 15%! \n");
(C) printf ("My salary was increased by 15'%' ! \ n");
(D) printf("\''My salary was increased by 15 \ % \! \"\n");
What is difference between a declaration and a definition of variable?
(A) Both can occur multiple times but declaration can occur only once
(B) A declaration can occur once, but definition can occur many times
(C) There is no difference between them
(D) A definition occurs once, but declaration can occur many times
int testarray[3] [2] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6,7 , 8, 9,10, 11, 12}
What is value of testarray[2][1][0]?

(A) 3
20.

(D) All the Above

The value of the variable can be kept variant by using which keyword?

(A) Char
16.

.
(C) Spaces

In one statement of C how many variables can be declared?

(A) Any no. of variables
(B) One variable

(A) Constant
15.

(D) Float

(C) Character

(B) Hyphen( -)

(C) Ten variables

14.

(D) Variable

The C program cannot start with a....................

(A) Number
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(B) 1

(C) 9

(D) 7

int a=10,b;

b=a++ + ++a ;
printf ("%d, %d, %d, %d",b,a++ ,a,++a) ;
What is output of above code?
(A) 12,10,11,13 (B) 22,10,11,13
(C) 12,11,11,11 (D) 22,13,13,13

21.

int x[] = {l,4,8,5,1,4}

int *ptr,y;
ptr = x + 4;
y = ptr -x;
What does y in sample code above equal?

(A) -3
22.

(A) 1
23.

(B) 0

(C) 4

(D) 4 + sizeof (int)

(C) 6

(D) 8

11^5 What does operation produce?

(B) 14

#define MAX_NUM 15

Referring to the sample above what is MAX_NUM?

(A) MAX_NUM is an integer variable
(B) MAX_NUM is an integer constant
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(C) MAX_NUM is pre-compiler constant

int x=2*3+4*5;
What value will x contain?

(A) 22
25.

26.

27.

(C) 46

(D) MAX_NUM is pre-processor macro

(B) 26

(D) 70

int var1;
if a variable has been declared with file scope, as above, can it safely be accessed globally?
(A) No it would need to have been globally initially declared using global keyword.
(B) Yes; it can be referenced through register specifier
(C) Yes; it can be referenced by public specifier.
(D) No; it would need to have been declared with static variable.
time_t t;
Which one of the following statements will properly initialize variable t with current time?
(A) t = etime();
(B) t = localtime ();
(C)t = clock();
(D) time(&t);
char *ptr;
char mystringD = "abcdefg";
ptr = myString;
ptr+=5;
What string does the ptr points?

(A) defg
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(C) cdefg

(B) fg

(D) efg

double x=-3.5,y=3.5; printf("%. Of:%Of\ n" ,ceil (x),ceil(y));

Printf("%. Of:%.Of\ n",floor (x),floor(y));
What is output of above code?
(A) 3:4
(B) 4.4
(C) 4.3
(D) 3.3

Answers :
4.A
15.D
26.C

1.

5.B
16.A
27.B

(B)Call to the function

B .Swtich
B. Continue

8.
9.
10.

12.D
23.D

13.A
24.B

14.B
25.A

(c) Declaring it

(D)None of the above

D. If else
D. Goto

C. Break
C. For()

D. If statement

We can select one task switch between the function in a program by using ..............statement
A. While() statement
B. Switch() statement

D. If statement

The Positive value is Display by which function?

A. abs()
7.

11.C
22.B

C.Do while

B. Switch() statement

C. Do while () statement
6.

10.D
21.C

The keyword 'else' can be used with.........

A. Do while()
5.

9.B
20.D

Each case statement in which switch () is separated by.........

A. Exit
4.

8.A
19.C

In which of the case the default statement "all the case statement are false "is executed?

A. For
3.

7.C
18.B

What action is exactly performed when the prototype of the function is mentioned?

(A) Defining it
2.

6.D
17.D
28.A

B. s

C. pow()

D. None of the above

Recursion is the process in which a function calls.....

D. None of the above
A. itself
B. Another function C. main() function
If there are too many recursive calls it may result to.........
A. Memory overflow
B .Stack overflow
C. Queue Overflow D. All the above
In C which of the function can't be call recursively?
D. None of the above
A. main() function
B. private Function
C. Public function
'break' statement is used to exit from:
D. the main() function
A. an if statement
B. a for loop C. a program
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The control statement that allows us to make a decision from number of choice is called
B. switch statement
C. if loop
D. for loop
Which header file is essential for using strcmp() function?

A .structure
12.

A. text.h
13.

19.

B. 3

C. -1

D. NULL

B. if-else

C. goto

D. for

B. strcpy.h

C. files.h

D. string.h

B. Parenthesis

C pair of /s

D. Curly braces

B. A C interpreter

D. An analysing tool
The continue command cannot be used with

B. while

C. do

D. for

When the main function is called, it is called with the arguments

A. argc
24.

D. 5

A link is

A. switch
23.

C. 4

B. 0

A. A computer
C. An active debugger
22.

D. stdlib.h

A compound statement is a group of statements included between a pair of

A. Double quotes
21.

B. streams.h C. stdio.h

continue statement is used for

B. come out of loop
A. to go to next iteration in the loop
C. exit and return to main function
D. Restart interations beginning from loop
Which of following header file is required for strcpy() function?

A. strings.h
20.

D. mem.h

Which among the following is a unconditional control structure

A. Do-while
18.

C. stdio.h

What should be the expression return value for a do-while to terminate

A. 1
17.

B. conio.h

C support how many basic looping constructs

A. 2
16.

D. string.h

File manipulation function in C are available in which header file?

A. files.h
15.

C. strings.h

malloc() function used in dynamic allocation is available in which header file?

A. stdlib.h
14.

B. strcmp.h

B. argv

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Parameters are usedA. To return values from the called function

B. To send values to the called function

C. A & B both
25.

D. To specify return type of function

Recursive call result when
A. A function calls itself
B. A function calls another function, which in turn call the function

C. A & B both
26.
27.

D. A function call another function

The main function calls in a C program
A. Allows recursive calls
B. does not allows recursive calls
C. Is built in function
D. Is optional
With every use of memory allocation function, which function should be used to release allocated
memory which is no longer needed?

A. unalloc()
28.

B. free()

C. dealloc()

D. release()

char*myFunction(char*ptr)

{
ptr +=3;
returnptr;
}
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int main()
{
char *x, *y;

x =:ello
y = myFunction(x);
printf(y = %s y)
}
What will be output of program?

A. y= Hello
B)y= ello
C.y= llo
D)y= lo
29.
void myFunc(int x)
{ if(x>4)

myFunct(--x);
printf(%d x)
}
int main()
{
myFunc(5);
return 0;
}
What will be code print?

A. 0,0,1,2,3,4

B.4,3,2,1,0,0 C.1,2,3,4,5,5 D.0,1,2,3,4,5

30.

Which function is correct choice for moving binary data that are of arbitrary size and position in
memory?

A. memcpy()
B. Strncpy()
C. memset()
D. memmove()
31.
Which one of following provides conceptual support for function call?
A. The system stack
B.The data segment
B. The processors registers
D. The text segment
32.
int i,j:
int ctr = 0;
int myArray[2][3];
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
for(j=0;j<2;j++)
{
myArray[j][i]=ctr;
ctr++;
}
What is value of myArray[1][2]?

A. 2
33.

B. 3

C. 1

D. 5

int x=3;
if(x==2)
x =0;
if(x==3)
x++;

else
x+=2;
What will be the value of x?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5
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x=3,counter=0;
while((x-1))
{
++counter;

x--;
}
What will be value of counter?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 5

35.

void (*signal(int sig,

void(*handler)(int)))(int);
Which one of the following definitions of sighandler _t allows the above declaration to be rewritten as below:
sighandel_tsignal(int sig, sighdler_thandler);
A. typdef void*sighandler _t(int);

B. typedefsighandler_t
void(*)(int);
C. #define sighandler_t
void(*)(int);
D. Typedef
void(*sighadler_t)(int);
struct customer *ptr =
malloc(sizeof(struct customer));
Give then sample allocation for the pointer found above, which of the following statement is used to
reallocptr to be an array of 10 elements?
A. ptr+=malloc(9*sizeof(struct customer));
B. realloc(ptr, 10 *sizeof(struct customer));
C. ptr= realloc(ptr, 10*sizeof(struct customer));
D. relloc(ptr, sizeof(struct customer));

36.

37.

shorttestarray[4][3]= {{1},{2,3}.{4,5,6}};

printf(%d\n sizeof(testrray))
What will be output assuming short need 3 bytes?

A. 6
B. 7
C. It will not compile since not enough initializations
D. 24
char buf*+ =hello World!
char*buf= hellow World!
in term of code generation do above initializations differ?
A. The first definition certainly allow the contents to be safely modified at runtime; the second does not
B. They do not differ they are functionally equivalent
C. The first definition is not legal because it does not indicate the size of array to be allocated, the second

38.

one is legal.
D. The first definition allocates enough space for a NUL_ character, nor does it append one; he second
definition does.
39.

In a c expression, how logical AND operator represented?

A. &&
C. ||
40.

B. @@
D. AND

:ow to print()s format specifier %e and %f differ in their treatment of floating number?

A. %e display a double in engineering notation if the number is very small or very large. Otherwise it
behaves like %f and displays numbers in decimal notation
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B. %e display a argument of type double with trailing zeros and %f never displays trailing zeros
C. %f and %e both expect a corresponding argument of type double and format it identically. %e is left over
from K && C; standard C prefers %f for new code
D. %e always display and argument type double I engineering notation %f always displays ad argument of
type double in decimal point
41.
Which one of the following will read a character from the keyboard and will store it in the variable C?
A. c = getch();
B. C = getchar();
C. c = getchar(stdin); D. getchar(&c);
42.
#include<stdio.h>
int I;
void increment(int i)
{
i++;
}
int main()
{
for(i=0;i<10;increment(i))
printf(i=%d\n i)
return 0;
}
what is output of above program?

A.
B.
C.
D.

i=9;
it will not compile

i=10

it will loop indefinitely

int i=4;
switch(i)
{
default: ;

43.

case 3:
i+=5;
if(i==8)
{
i++;
if(i==9)break;
i*=2;
}
i-=4;
break;

case 8:
i+=5;
break;
}
printf(i=%d\n i)
what will be output of the sample code above be?

A. i=5;
44.

B.i=9;

C. i=10;

D.i=18;

Which one of the following operators is right associator ?

A. ->
B. []
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C. =
D. ,
45.

What does the auto specifier do?

A. It automatically increament the variable when used

B. It indicate that a variable memory will automatically be preserved
C. It automatically initialised a variable to 0
D. It indicate that a variables memory space is allocated upon entry in to a block
46.

How do you include a system header file called sys header .h in C source file?

A.
B.
C.
D.

#incl<sysheader.h>
#includefile<sysheader>
#includesysheader.h
#include<sysheader.h>

47.

Which one of following printf()format specifier indicates to print double value in decimal notation, left
align in a 30 character forrmat field 4 digit precision?

A.
B.
C.
D.

%30f.4e
%4.30f
%30.4f
%4.30e

48.

int x=0;
for(;;)
{
if(x++=4)
break;
continue;
}
printf(x=%d\n x)
what is the output of above code?

A.
B.
C.
D.

x=5
x=0
x=4
x=1

49.

According to the standard C specification what are the respective minimum size of following three
data types :short,int,long?

A. 1,2,2
B. 1,2,4
C. 2,4,8
D. 2 ,2,4
50.

What is output of following code?

#include<stdio.h>
void main()

{
char letter=Z

printf(\n %c letter)
}

A. 90
B. Z
C. Error
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D. Garbage Value
Answers:

1. C
11. B
21. D
31. A
41. B

2. B 3. C 4. D
12. D 13. A 14. C
22. A 23.C 24.B
32. D 33.C 34.C
42. D 43.A 44.C

5. B
15.B
25.A
35.D
45.B

6. A
16.B
26.A
36.C
46.D

7. A
17.C
27.B
37.D
47.C

8. B
18.A
28.D
38.B
48.A

9. A
19.D
29.D
39.A
49.B

10. B
20. D
30. D
40. D
50. B

1.
What will be output of following program?
#include <stdio.h>
#define a 10
void main()
{

printf(%d
a)
foo();
printf("%d .. "
,a);
}

void foo()
{

#undef a
#define a 50
(B) 10.15

(C) Error

(D) 0

(A) 10.10
2. Array is passed as an argument to a function is interpreted as
(A) Address of array
(B) Number of elements in array
(C) Value of the first element in array
(D) Address of the first element of

3.
main()
{

char thought [20] [30] = {"Don't walk in front of me .. ", "1 may not follow" };
printf("%c%c", * (th ought [0]+9), *(*(thou ght+0)+5));
}

What is output of program?

(A) Don't walk in front of me

(B) kk

(C) 1 may not follow

(C) 444

(D) 433

(D)K

4.
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{

int i=3, *j, **k;

j = &i;

k=&j;
printf("%d%d %d", *j, **k, *(*k));
}

What is output of above code?

(A) 000

(B) 333

5. Which of the following is the correct way of declaring a float pointer?

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(B) *float ptr;

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(D) None

6.The reason for using a pointer is ....

(A) Accessing arrays or strings

(B) Dynamic memory allocation

(C) Implementing Linked lists, trees, graphs and many other data structures

(D) All the above

7. The size of structure can be determined by
a. Size of variable name
b. Size of (structure tag)

(A) Only a

(B) Only b

(C) Both a and b

(D) None

8. main()
{
Struct
{

int i;
}xyz;

(*xyz)->i=10;
printf("%d" ,xyz.i);
What will be the output?
(A) Program will not compile
9. Pushdown list means:

(A) Stack

(B) Queue

(B) No answer

(C) 10

(C) Linked List

(D) Address of i

(D) All the Above

10. What output following program produce?

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{

char str*+=S\005 B
printf(" \ n %d" ,sizeof(str);
}

(A) 7

(B)

(C) 5

(D) Error

11. fputs function is used to

1. write character to a file
3. returns a character

(A) All are true

(C) Only 1 and 2 are true

2. takes 2 parameters
4. requires a file pointer

(B) All are false

(D) Only 1 and 3 are true

12. #include<stdio.h>

Void main()
{

int a;
print(%d a^a)
}

(A)
1
B)0
C)Unexpected D)Runtime error
.
13. Time taken for addition of element in queue is
(D) None of these
(A) O(1)
(B) O(logn)
(C) O(n)
14. To delete a dynamically allocated array names 'a' , the correct statement is
(A) delete a[10];
(B) delete [] (C) delete a; (D) delete [O]a;

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15.What is output of following code?

#include<stdio.h>
void swap(int&,int&);
void main()
{

int a=10,b=20; swap(a++,b++ );

}

void swap(int&x,int&y)
{

x+=2; y+=3;
}
(A) Error
(C) 14,24

(B) 10,20
(D) 11,21

16.What will be value of 'a' after following code is executed?

#define square(x) x*x
A = square(2+3);
(A) 25
(B) 13
(C) 11
(D) 10
17.The five items: A, B, C, D and E are pushed in a stack, one after another starting from A. The stack is
popped four times and each element is inserted into queue. Then

queue and pushed back to stack. Now one item is

(A) A
(C) C

two elements are deleted from the

popped from the stack. The popped item is

(B) B
(D)D

18.What is output of following code?

#include<stdio.h>
Void main()
{

int a=0,b=0;
a=(b=75)+9;
printif(" \ n%d%d",a,b);
}

(A) 75,9

(B) 84,75

(C) 75,84

(D) None

19. When applied to a variable, what does the unary & operator means?
(A) The variable value
(B) The variable format
(C) The variable address
(D) The variable's right value
20. FILE

*f=fopen(fname, "r"') ;readData(f) ;if(? ???){puts("End of fIle reached");}

(A) F=EOF()
(B) eof(f);
(C) feof(f)
(D) f=NULL
21.
Global variables that are declared static are------------ .
Which one of the following correctly completed the sentence above?
(A) Deprecated by standard C
(B) Allocated to Heap
(C) Internal to the current translation unit
(D) Visible to all translation units
22.
According to standard C, what type of an unsuffixed floating point literal, such as 123.45?

(A) float

(B) double

(C) unspecified

(D) long double

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23.
Which one of the following valid for opening a read-only ASCII fIle?
(A) fIleOpen(fname,"r");
(B) fIleOpen(fname,"ra");
(C) fopen(fname,"r");
(D) fIleOpen(fname,"read");
24.
f = fopen(fname,"r"); Referring to the code, what is proper definition of variable

f from

following?

(A) FILE f;
(B) File *f;
25.
short int x; // x is 16 bits

(C) int f;

(D) struct FILE f;

What is the maximum number that can be printed using printf("%d"\ n",x)

(A) 127
(B) 128
(C) 65,536
(D) 32,767
26.
char *dwarves[]={"Sleppu", "Dopey""Doc","happy" ,"Grumpy''''sneezy","Bashful",};
how many element will dwarves will contain? Assuming c compiler
requirements of standard C.

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

employed strictly with the

(D) 7

27 char *buffer = 0123456789

char *ptr = buffer;

ptr +=5;
printf("%s \n",ptr);
printf("%s\n", buffer);
What will be printed when above code is, executed?
(A) 0123456789,56789
(B) 5123456789,5123456789
(C) 56789,0123456789
(D) 56789,56789

28.

int y[4]= {6,7,8,9};

int *ptr= z +2;

printf("%d \ n,ptr[l]);
//ptr+ l=ptr[l]

(A) 6
(B) 7
29.
Penny = one

(C) 8

(D) 9

Nickel = five
Dime = ten
Qurter = twentyfive
How is enum is used to define the values of the American coins listed above?

(A) enum
(B) enum
coin( (penny, l),(nickel,5),
coin(penny= 1,nickel=5,
(dime, 10),(quarter,25);
dime=10,quarte=25);

(D) enum
coin(penny=1,nickel=5,
coin{penny,nickel, dime=10,quarter=25}

dime,quarter}(l ,5, 1 0,25);

30.

char txt[20] = "Hello World \ 0";

How many bytes are allocated for above definition?

A) 11

B) 12

C) 21

D) 20

31. int i=4;

int x=6;
double z;
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z=x/I;
printf("z = %.2f\n",z);
What will above code print?

(A) Z=1.00
(C) Z=O.OO
32.

(B) Z=1.50
(D) Z=2.00

Which of following variable name is not valid?

(A) go_cart
33.

(B) 4season

(C) run4

(D) _what

long factorial(long x)

????
return x*factoriai(x-1);
}

What should replace ????to make function return correct result?

(A) If(x==0) return 0;

(B) If(x>=2) return 2 ;
(C) If(x<=l) return 1 ;
(D) If(x==0) return 1;
34.
How variable is accessed from other file?

35.

(A) The global variable is referenced via the extern specifier

(B) The global variable is referenced via the pointer specifier.
(C) The global variable is referenced via the global specifier.
(D) The global variable is referenced via auto specifier.
What number is equivalent to 4e3?

(A) 40
36.

37.

(B) 0.004

(C) 400

(D) 4000

How does a variable definition differ from declaration?

(A) Variables may be defined many times but declared only once
(B) Definition allocates storage for a variable, but declaration only informs the
(C) Variable definition must be preceded by variable declaration
(D) There is no difference in C between variable declaration and definition.

compiler the type.

int x[] ={1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

int u;
int *ptr = x;
????????
for (u=0,u<5;u++)
{

printf(%d- x*u+)
}

printf(\n)
Which one of following will replace the ????in the code above to cause string 1-2-3-10-5- to be
printed?
(A) *ptr + 3 = 10
(B) *ptr[3] =10

(C) *(ptr+3) = 10
38.

(D) (*ptr)[3] = 10

#include <stdio.h>

Void func()
int x=0;
static int y=O;
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x++,y++;
printf("%d%d \ n" ,x,y);
}

void main()
{

Func();
Func();
return 0;
}

What will be output of the above code?

(A) 1-1
2-1

(C) 1-1
1-2
39.
40.

Except 1 all choices are O,K. c = getchar();

What is the proper declaration for the variable in the code above?
(A) Unsigned int c;
(B) Unsigned char c;
(C) int c;
(D) char c;
When did the first ANSI come out?

(A) 1949
41.

(B) ISO

(C) 1958

(D) 1966

(C) BSI

(D) ANSI

List in chronological order, when these languages officially recognized as a standard.

1.

ANSIC

2.
3.
4.

ANSI COMMON LISP

ANSI COBOL
ANSI ADA

(A) 1,2,3,4
(C) 4,3,1,2
43.

(B) 1975

Which of following is not standard issuing body?

(A) X3
42.

(B) 1-1
1-2
(D) 1-0
1-0;

(D) 1,3,2,4
(D) 1,3,42

What are standards for?

1.
To provide uniformity for everyone.
2.
To allow monopoly of the product in the industry
3.
To define a level of quality others have to meet
4.
To restrict unauthorized changes in a design and its development

(A)

2 and 4
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1,2 and 4 only

(D) None of above

44.

What implementation of C++ makes C++ programming language powerful?

(A) Easy implementation

(B) Reusing of code

(C) Easy memory management

(D) All the above

45.

What are the main differencesbetween 3rd and 4th generationlanguages?

I. Both follow procedural code
II. Third generation language aremostly compiled languages.
III. Fourth generation languages are in-line with minimum work and skill concept
IVThird generation languages are user friendly and have intelligent default option.
(A) ii and iii only
(B) i and iv only
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(C) i and iii only

(D) None
46.

47.

Which of following features would make next generation PL popular?

I. They are highly portable and are offered over wide range of systems
II. They are suitable for development of programs of arbitrary size and complexity.
III. They are reasonably stable during changes in hardware and system software.
IV. They have both procedural and nonprocedural approach.
(A) ii and iii only
(B) I, iii and iv only
(C) iii and iv only
(D) all
Which of following language has potential to become the next programming language?

I. Java
II. Html
III. COBOL97
IV.ADA95
(A) I and N only

(B) I AND II only

(C) I and III only (D) NONE

48.

#define max 10 +2

void main()
{

int i;
i = max*max;
clrscr();
printf("%d" ,i);
getch();
}

What will be the output?

(A) 32

(B) 60

(D) 19

(C) 12

49.What will be the output?

Void main()
{

char *str1=powla
char *str2=er

clrscr();
printf("%s \ b \ b%s",str1,str2);
}

(A) powlaer

(B) powler

(C) power

(D) None

50. What will be output?

Void main()
{

int a=270;
char *p;
p=(char *)&a;
c1rscr();
printf("%d", *p);
getch();
}

(A) 200

(C) 14

(B) 16

(D) 15

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1. C 2. D
3.D
4.B
5. C 6. D 7.C
8.A
9.A
10.C 11.D 12. B
13.B
14.C 15.A
16.B 17.D 18.B 19. C 20.A 21. B 22. A 23.C 24.B 25. D
26.D
27.C 28.D
29. B 30. D 31. A 32. B 33.C 34.A
35.D
36.A
37.C
38.B
39.D
40. C 41. A 42. C 43.B 44.D
45.A
46.D
47.C 48.A
49.C
50.C
1.

what is the output of following?

void main()
{

int a=5;
{
}

clrscr();
printf(%d a)
getch();
}

(A) 7
2.

B) 5

c) 8

D) 6

what will be the output?

void main()
{

int a=5;
{
int a=7;
a++;
printf(%d a)

}
clrscr();
printf(%d a)
getch();
}
(A) 5
because the scope of variable int a=7 is close after a++ and printf stateme.
(B) 7
(C) 8

(D) None
3.

What is output?
void change(int const*p)

{
*((int *)p) = 20;

}
void main()
{
int const x=10;
change(&x);
clrscr();
printf("%d",x);

getch(); }

(A) 20

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 40
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What is output?

void main()
{
int a=1;
static int count;
clrscr();
count++;
while(a)
{
count++;
a&=a-l;
}
printf("%d",count);
getch();

}
(A) 20

(B) 1

(C) 16

(D) None

5. What will be the output?

void main()
{
int array[]={1,2,3,4,5,6};
void xxx(int[5]);
xxx(arr);
getch();

}
void xxx(int ch[5])

{
clrscr();
printf("%d",1 [ch]);

}
(A) 20

(B)l

(C) 16

6.

find(int x, int y)

(D) None

{
retur((x<y):0:(xy));

}
call using find(x,find(x,y));

The purpose of the code is to find

(A) Maximum of x and y
(B) Minimum of x,y
(C) Positive difference between x and y
(D) Sum of x and y
7.Integer needs 2 bytes, the maximum value it can hold as unsigned is?
(A) (2 power 16)-1
(B) (2 power 15)-1

(C) (2 power 16)

(D) (2 power 15)

(A)

8.Expression 3*(y-8)/9 and (y-8/9)*3 yields same value and y is of integer then y
Must yield same value
(B) Must yield different value
(C) Mayor may not yield same value
(D) None
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9.printf("%f,9/5)
will print
(A) 1.8
(B) 1.0
(C) 2.0
(D) None (Error)
10. What will Output of Following Program

if(a=7)
printf(a is 7)
else
printf(a is not 7)

(A)a is 7
(B) is not 7
(C )Nothing (D)Garbag
11. What will Output of Following Program
if(a>b)
if(b>c)
s1;
else
s2;
s2 will be executed if

(A) b>c
(B) a<=b
(C) b<=c and a<=b
(D) a>b and b<=c
12.

What will Output of Following Program

void main()

{
inc();inc();inc();

}
inc()
{
static int x;
printf("%d",++x);

}
(B) 3
(A) 012
(C) 123
(D) 111
13.
Preprocessing is done
(A)either before or at beginning of compilation process

(B) after compilation before execution

(C)after loading
(D) None
14.printf("%d",sizeof("")); will print
(A) 1 (B) Error
(C) 0 (D) Garbage
15.
What will Output of Following Program
main()
{
int a=5,b=2;
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printf("%d" ,a ++ + b);

}
(A) results in syntax

(C)

(B) 8
(D) None

16.The process by which one bit pattern is converted in to another by bit wise operation

(A) Masking
(B) Pruning
(C) Bitting .
(D) Chopping
17.
Value of automatic variable that is declared but not initialized will be
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) Unpredictable (D) None
18.
int v=3, *pv=&v; printf("%d%d",v, *pv);
output will
(B) 3 3
be
(A) Error
(D) 3 address ofv
(C) None
19.
declaration
enum
cities(Bethlehem,J ericho,N azareth =1,jeruslem}
assign value 1 to

(A) Bethlehm
(B) nazareth
(C) Bethlehem and nazareth
(D) Jerich() and nazareth
21.Consider scanf and sscanf function which is true
(A) no standard function called sscanf
(B) sscanf input character are taken from string
(C) sscanf is equivalent to scanf

(D) None of above

22.

int x[3][4] = { {l,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}}

zero value will be present at

(A) x[2][2] = x[2][2] = x[2][3] =0

(B) None
(C) Value in last row is zeor
(D) Value in fourth column is zero

23.
main ()

{
printf("%u" , main());

}
(A) prints starting address of main()

(C) infinite loop

24.
int a, *b=&a, **c,=&b;

(B) prints garbage

(D) Execution error

-----------------------------------------------------------a=4; **c=5;

(A) Does not change value of a

(B) Assigns 5 to a
(C ) Assigns value orb to a
(D) Assigns address of c to a
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What is o/p

i =5;
i=(++i)/(i++);
printf("%d",i)

(A) 2
(C) 5
(B) 6 (D) 1
26. What is o/p
void main()
{
int const *p=5;
printf("%d",++(*p) );

}
(A) Compile time error

(C) Address

(B) Run time error

(D) 5

28.
main()
{
float me=1.1;
double you=1.1;
if(me==you)
printf("I LOVE YOU'):

else
printf(= : TE YOU)
(A) I LOVE YOU
(B) I HATE YOU
(C) Compile error
(D) Run time error
29.
main()

{
char *p;
printf("%d %d" ,sizeof(*p) ,si zeof(p));

}
What will be the output?

(A) 11
(C) 22
30.
main()
{

(B) 1 2
(1) Cannot tell

static int var=5;

printf("%d",var-- );

if(var)

main();
}
What will be the output?
(A) 1
(B) Will print 54321
(C) Compile error
(D) 5555555
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31.

main()
{
int i=3;
switch(i)

{
default: printf("zero");
case1: printf(obne)
break;
case 2: printf(''two'');
break;
case 3: printf("three'') ;
break;

}
What will be the output?

(A) Zero
(C) Three

(B) One
(D) Two

32.
main()
{
int c-=2;
printf("c=%d",c)

}
What will be the output?
(A) C = 2
(B) C=-2
(C) Garbage value
(D) Compile error
33.
#define int char

main()
{
int i=65;
printf("sizeof(i)=%d",sizeof(i) );

}
(A) Sizeof(i)=l

(B) Sizeof(i)=2
(D) Compile error

(C) Sizeof(i)=3

34.
main()
{
int i=10;
i=!i>14 ;
printf("%d" ,i) ;

}
(A) True
(C) 1
35.

(B) False
(D) 0

#define squre(x) x*x

main()
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{
int i=64/squre( 4);
printf("%d",i);

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 16
(B) 64
(C) 4
(D) 32
36.
#include <stdio.h>

#define a 10
main()
{
#define a 50
printf("%d" ,a)

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 50
37.
main()
{

(B) 10

(C) 40

(D) 60

int i=10
printf("%d%d%d" ,a,++a,a++);

}
What will be output of program?
(A) 121211 (B) 121010

C) 111112
38.

(D) 101012

main()

{
int i=0;
for(;i<2;)
printf("%d ",i++);

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 0 1 2
(C) 1 2 3
39.
main()
{
int x;

(B) 0 1 2
(D) Compile error

for(x=1;x<=5;x++ );

printf("%d" ,x);
}
What will be output of program?

(A) 1 2 3 4 5
(B) 1
(C) 5
(D) 6

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40.
main()
{
int array[]={10,20,30,40};
printf("%d" ,sizeof( 5.2));

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 2
41.
main()
{

(B) 4

(C) 8

(D) 10

int array()={10,20,30,40};
printf("%d",- 2 [array ]);

}
What will be output of program?

(A)-60
42.
main()
{

(B)-30

(C) Garbage value

(D) Compile error

int array[3]={5};

int i;
for(i=0;i<2;i ++)
printf("%d" ,array [i]);
}

What will be output of program?

(A) 5 Garbage value

(B) 500
(C) 5 null null
(D) Compile error
43.
main()
{
int a=5;
int b=10;
{

int a=2;
a++;
b++;
}

printf("%d%d" ,a,b);

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 510
(C) 5 11
44.
{

(B) 611
(D) 6 10

main()

int x=2,y=3;
if(x+y<=5)
printf('True"} ;

else
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printf("False");

}
What will be output of program?

(A) True
(B) False
(C) Compilation Error
(D) Run time error
45.
main()
{
const int i=5;

i++;
printf{"%d" ,i);

}
What will be output of program?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) Compile Error
(D) Run time Error
1. B
11. D
21. B
31. C
41. B
1.

2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. A
22. D
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. A
32. D
33. A
34. D
35. B
36. A
42. B
43. C
44. A
45. C

Syntax error is (A) Compile Time Error 1

(C) Run Time Error

2.

3.

4.

8. B 9. D 10. D
17. C
18. B
19. D
27. A
28. B
29. B
37. A
38. B
39. D

20. A
30. A
40. C

(B) Logical Error

(D) All above

In Black Box testing

(A) Tester doesn't look into the internal behavior and functionality of system
(B) Testing is done to decide whether or not to accept the product
(C) Tester accesses the internal data structure and algorithms
(D) Integration of external or third party system is tested.
Comments are added to ----------to understand program logic.
(A) Source code
(B) System Manual
(C) User Manual
(D) None of the above
Hungarian notation is used to
(A) Define name of variable according its data type and intended use
(B) Create System Manual
(C) Create User manual

(D) All of the above

5.

6.

In white box testing (A) Tester doesn't look into the internal behavior and functionality of system.
(B) Testing is done to dectde whether or not to accept the product.
(C) Tester accesses the internal data structure and algorithms
(D) Integration of external or third party system is tested
........ is done to eliminate errors of the application.
(A) Compilation
(B) Debugging
(C) Documentation
(D) All above
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........ is a process of validating the correctness of program.

(A) Compilation
(B) Debugging

(C) Testing
8.

9.

10.

(D) Documentation

Documentation is done to increase

(A) Readability of program
(B) Development time of program
(C) Cost of program
(D) All of the above
Testing can be (A) Manual only
(B) Manual and Automated
(C) Automated only
(D) None of the above
Data structure and code is access by a tester in -

(A) Black Box Testing

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(C) White Box Testing

...... .is steps by step execution of program.

(B) Acceptance Testing

(D) Stress Testing

(A) Testing
(B) Compilation
(C) Debugging
(D) All above
12.

__ is a failure if a program doesn't work correctly.

(A) Programming
(B) Testing

(C) Both a and b

13.

(C) Simplicity
14.

(D) Robustness

Cyclomatric Complexity method comes under_ testing method.

(A) White box

(C) Green box
15.

(C) None of these

Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testability?

(A) Operability
(B) Observability

(B) Black box

(D) Yellow box

Testing is a __ if a program does not work correctly.

(A) Failure
(B) Success
(C) Complete
(D) Partial
16.

A __ is a sequence of statements from one place in the program to another.

(A) Route
(C) Sub path
17.

Loop Testing comes under which testing method?

(A) White Box

(C) Green Box
18.
19.

21.
data.

(B)'Black Box
(D) Yellow Box

Which of these can be successfully tested using Loop Testing methodology?

(A) Simple Loops
(B) Nested Loops
(C) Concatenated Loops
(D) All ofthe above
Graph based testing comes under which testing methods?

(A) White Box

(C) Green Box
20.

(B) Path
(D) Gateway

(B) Black Box

(D) Yellow Box

Which testing methods are used by end-users who actually test software before they use it.
(A) Alpha and Beta Testing
(B) White Box Testing
(C) Black Box Testing
(D) Trial and Error Testing'
To test a function, the programmer has to write a_, which calls the function and passes it
test

(A) Stub
(C) Proxy
22.

(B) Driver
(D) None of the above

White box testing is primarily:

(A) Data driven

(C) Bottom up driven

(B) Logic driven

(D) Defect driven
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A regression test:

(A) Will always be automated

24.

25.
26.

(B) Will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been
(C) Will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affected
(D) Can only be run during user acceptance testing
Verification is(A) Checking that we are building the right system.
(B) Checking that we are building the system right
(C) Performed by an independent test team
(D) Making sure that it is what the user really wants
The purpose of requirement phase is (A) To freeze requirements
(B) To understand user needs
(C) To define the scope of testing
(D) All of the above
. .. is the process of locating and correcting program errors

(A) Testing
(B) Executing
(C) Debugging
CD) None
27.

... is said to be important step in program development

(A) Testing
(C) Both
28.
29.

(B) Debugging
(D) None

These errors occur when the values of programming language are not followed.
(A) Syntax Errors
(B) Run-time errors
(C) Compile Time Errors
(D) Logical errors
A program cannot be compiled and executed until these errors have been corrected
(A) Run-time errors
(B) Logical error

(C) None
30.

(C) Logical Errors

31.

(D) Run-time Errors

. .. are the error in planning the program logic

(A) Syntax errors
(B) Compile time errors

(C) Logical errors

32.

(D) Syntax errors

'" Errors typically involve _ incorrect punctuations, undefined term or misuse of terms.
(A) Compile-time Errors
(B) Syntax Errors

. .. Errors produce incorrect output

(A) Compile time errors

(C) Syntax error

(D) None
(B) Logical errors
(D) All the above

33.

A program with ... errors can be compiled and executed but will produce wrong output .
(A) Run time errors
(B) Syntax errors
(C) Logical errors
(D) Compile time errors
34.
. . is are the errors which are detected and identified by the compiler and the execution of the
program cannot be completed until all errors are rectified.
(A) Syntax errors
(B) Logical errors
(C) Bugs
(D) Compile time errors
35.
'" Errors are the errors that the compiler missed during compile time.
(A) Run time errors
(B) Virus
(C) Compile time errors
(D) None
36.
These errors occur when a logical mistake has been taken place resulting in problem such as
in finite loops
(A) Bugs
(B) Compile time errors
(C) Syntax errors
(D) Run time errors

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37.

.... Is the process of finding and reducing the no of bugs, or errors, in a computer program
thus making it behave as expected

(A) Debugging
(C) Compiling
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(B) Testing
(D) Executing

... is tool is used for debugging

(A) Assembler
(B) Interpreter
(c) Compiler (D) Debugger
39

... is the software tool which enables the programmer to monitor the execution of program,
stop it, start it, etc

(A) Debugger
(C) Compiler
(B) Loader
(D) Linker
40.

A person who carries out the debugging process is referred to as

(A) Programmer
(B) Debugger
(C) Developer
(D) None
41.

... is the software tool which helps the programmer in following the step-by-step execution
program by allowing display of intermediate calculations and result whenever necessary.

of a

(A) Compiler (C) Debugger

(B) Assembler
(D) None
42.

... is the process undertaken to access the quality of computer software.

(A) Debugging
(C) compiling

(B) None
43.

(D) Testing

Various approaches like reviews, walkthroughs or inspections in a software testing are

considered as ...

(A) Unit Testing

44.

(B) Static Testing

(C) Dynamic testing

(D) All
The actual execution of a program with a given set of test cases in a given development
stage is referred as ...
(A) Dynamic Testing
(B) Static Testing

(C) White box testing

(D) Unit Testing

45.

................ Is the process which involves ensuring that the final product matches the
requirements?

customer

(A) Testing
(C) Validation
(B) Debugging
(D) Verification
46.

............... is the process of ensuring that the product has been built matches all the
specification.

(A) Verification
47.
48.

object?
(A) White box testing
49.

(B) Validation

(C) Debugging
(D) Testing
In which of the testing internal behavior is not needed?
(A) White box testing
(B) Black box testing
(C) System testing
(D) Integration
Which of the testing involves feeding the input and observing the output from the test
(B) Black box testing

(C) System testing

(D) Unit testing
...... testing is used when the tester has access to the internal data structures, codes and
algorithms:
(A) Integration box testing
(B) Unit testing
(C) Black box testing
(D) White box Testing

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50.

In which of the testing each unit of the software is tested to verity that the detailed design
the unit has been correctly implemented?
(A) Unit box testing
(B) Black box testing
(C) System testing
(D) Regression testing

for

ANSWERS

1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A
21. B
22. B
23. B
24. B
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. D
41. C
42. D
43. B
44. A
1.

6. B
15. A
25. D
35. A
45. C

7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. B
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. D
36. D
37. A
38. D
39. A
46. B
47. B
48. B
49. D

20. A
30. B
40. B
50. A

Memory unit is one part of

(B) Control unit
(D) Central Processing Unit
The basic operations performed by a computer are
(A) Arithmetic operation
(B) Logical operation
(C) Storage and relative
(D) All the above
The earliest calculating devices are

(A) Input device

(C) Output device
2.

3.

(A) Abacus
(C) Difference Engine
4.

(B) Clock
(D) None of these

The man who built the fIrst Mechanical Calculator was

(A) Joseph Marie Jacquard
(B) John Mauchly

(C) Blaise Pascal

5.

(A) Powers
(C) Jacquard
6.

(D) Harward Ailken

Punched cards were first introduced by

(B) Pascal

(D) Herman Hollerith

Computers built before the First Generation of computers were

(A) Mechanical
(C) Electrical
7.

(B) Electro-mechanical
(D) None of these

The unit KIPS is used to measure the speed of_

(A) Processor
(B) Disk drive
(C) Printer
(D) Tape drive
8.

9.

What is the name of the latest Server Operating System developed by Microsoft?
(A) Windows NT
(B) Windows 2000
(C) Windows XP
(D) Windows 2003
What is the name of the software that allows us to browse through web pages called?

(A) Browser (B) Mail Client

(C) FTP Client
(D) Messenger
10.

Macromedia is a name of a company related with

(A) Hardware
11.

(B) Software

(C) Peripherals (D) Services

What is the address given to a computer connected 'to a network called?
(A) System Address
(B) SYSID

(C) Process ID
12.
13.

(D) IP Address

Direct X is a __
(A) Computer Part

(B) Software that drives Graphic hardware

(C) A User Interface

(D) None of these

When you purchase a product over a Mobile Phone, the transaction is called
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(A) Web Commerce
(C) m-Commerce
14.

(D) Zip Disk

Data (information) is stored in computers as

(A) Files
(C) Floppies
16.

(B) e-Commerce

(D) Mobile Purchases

Which of the following device can store large amounts of data?
(A) Floppy Disk (B) Hard Disk

(C) CDROM
15.

(B) Directories
(D) Matter

Which technology is used in a CDROM Drive?

(A) Mechanical
(C) Optical
17.

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(B) Electromechanical
(D) Fiber Optical

MTBF means
(A) Mean Time Before Failure
(B) Master Time Buffer Feature
(C) Most Treated Buffer Time
(D) Master Test Board Feature
Floppy Disk Drives were first introduced by which of the following computer manufacturers?

(A) IBM
(B) Sony
(C) Panasonic
(D) Compaq
19.

Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard Disk Drives?

(A) Samsung
(B) IBM
(C) Fujitsu
(D) Segate
20.

Usually, in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter

(A) A :
(C) C:
21.

(B) B :
(D)D :

Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation?

(A) RAM
22.

(B) ROM

(A) Transfer rate

(C) Latency
23.

(B)DIMM
(D) DSMM
(B) OR
(D)NAT

The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used _ as a memory unit

(A) RAM
(C) Cards
26.

(B) Average seek time

Which of the following is not a logic gate?

(A) AND
(C) NOT
25.

(D)HDD

(D) Roundtrip time

Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order
to retain its contents?

(A) SIMM
(C) SDMM
24.

(C) FDD

Time taken to move from one cylinder of a hdd to another is called

(B) Floppies
(D) Counter Wheels

Which storage device is mounted on 'reels'?

(A) Floppy Disk

(C) Magnetic Tapes

(B) Hard Disk

(D) CDROM

27.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

(A) Cache Memories are bigger than RAM
(B) Cache Memories are smaller than RAM
ROM is faster than RAM
(D) Information in ROM can be written by users
28.
In a computer __ is capable to store single binary bit.

(A) Capacitor

(B) Flip flop

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(C) Register
29.

(D) Inductor

A set of flip flops integrated together is called __

(A) Counter
30.

(B) Adder
(D) None of the above

(C) Register
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

(A) Bits
(B) Bytes
31.

(C) Hertz
(D) Clock cycles

Seperate ReadlWrite heads are required in which of these memory access schemes.

(A) Random Access

(C) Direct Access
32.

34.
35.

(B) Loader
(D) Shift register

Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost / Bit?
(A) Semiconductor Memories
(B) magnetic Disks
(C) Magnetic Tapes
(D) Compact Disks
Which of the following have the fastest access time?
(A) Semiconductor Memories
(B) Magnetic Disks
(C) Magnetic Tapes
(D) Compact Disks
__ is a semi conductor memory.

(A) Dynamic
(C) Bubble
36.

(B) Static
(D) Both A & B

Which of the following is a read only memory storage device.

(A) Floppy disk
(B) Hard disk

(C) CDROM .
37.
38.

(B) Sequential Access

(D) None of these

A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called as __

(A) Counter
(C) Adder
33.

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(D) None of these

DMA stands for __

(A) Direct Memory Access
(B) Distinct Memory Access
(C) Direct Module Access
(D) Direct Memory Allocation
transforms one interface into another interface

(A) Program (C) Data

(B) Software
(D) None
39.

interface consists of things --- like program counter, registers, interrupts and terminals

(A) Hardware
(B) Software
(C) Data
CD) None
40.

41.

Swapping
(A) Works best with many small partitions
(B) Allows many programs to use memory simultaneously to use the memory
(C) Allows each program in turn
(D) Does not work with overlaying
Poor response times are usually caused by
(A) Process busy
(B) High I/O rates

(C) High paging rates

42.

(D) Any ofthe above

Which of the following program is not a utility?

(A) Debugger
(C) Spooler
(B) Editor
(D) All above
43.
44.

A co-processor .
(A) Is relatively easy to support in software
(C) Works with any application
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(B) Causes all processors to function equally

(D) Is quite common in modem computers

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(B) Is taking page frames from other working sets

(C) Should be the tuning goal

45.

Which generation of computer is still under development

(A) Fourth
(C) Sixth
46.
47.
48.

(B) Fifth
(D) Seventh

Artificial intelligence is associated with which generation?

(A) First Generation
(B) Second Generation
(C) Seventh Generation
(D) Fifth Generation
Which of the operations are not performed by the computer
(A) Controlling
(B) Inputting
(C) Processing
(D) Understanding
Fifth generation computer is also known as---(A) Knowledge information processing system
(B) Very Large Scale Integration(VLSI)

(C) Both A & B

49.
50.

(D) None above

The brain of any computer system is ....

(A) Control unit
(B) Central Processing unit
(C) Arithmetic Logic unit
(D) Storage unit
Which one of the following will declare a pointer to an integer at address Ox200 in memory?
(A) int *x = *Ox200;

(B) int *x(&Ox200)

(C) int *x = &Ox200;

(D) *x = Ox200;
Answer:

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C
11. D
12. B
13. C
21. A
22. B
23. D
31. D
32. D
33. D
41. D
42. C
43. A

5. D 6. B
14. B
15. A
24. D
25. D
34. A
35. D
44. B
45. B

7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. D
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. C
36. C
37. A
38. B
39. A
46. D
47. D
48. A
49. B

20. C
30. B
40. C
50. D

1. ...... testing exposes defects in the interfaces and interactions between integrated components.
(A) White box testing
(B) System testing
(C) Regression testing
(D) Integration testing
2. In which of the testing, it tests a completely integrated system to verify that it meets its requirements?
(A) Unit testing
(B) Sanity box testing
(C) System Integration testing
(D) System testing
3.
..............testing verifies that a system is integrated to an external third party system defined in the
system requirements
(A) Black box testing
(B) White box testing
(C) System integration testing
(D) Unit testing
4. " ............. can begin in the early stages of software development.

(A) Testing
5.

(B) Debugging

(C) Documentation

(D) Compiling

............ '" can begin only after program is coded.

(A) Testing

(B) Documentation

(C) Compiling

(D) Debugging

6. ...................is said to be complete, when requirement verification have been performed.

(A) Debugging

(B) Compiling

(C) Documentation

(D) Testing

7. ............... is said to be complete when all errors are known and have been fixed.
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(B) Testing

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(C) Execution

(D) None

(C) Run time

(D) All the above

8. Which of the following is the type error

(A) Syntax

(B) Logical

9. Key used to start debugging in C Language program.

(A) F4
(C) F6

(B) F5
(D) F7

10. What is break point in debugging?

(A) Signal to suspend execution of program at that point
(B) Signal to suspend execution of program
(C) Resume program execution
(D) Cancel program execution
11. What are watches in debugging?
(A) Monitor stack values
(B) Monitor function values
(C) Monitor Procedure execution
(D) Monitor values of variables
12. What is immediate window in debugging?

(B) Monitor function values

(A) Monitor Stack Values
(C) Monitor procedure execution
(D) Monitor value of variables
13.
F8 key in C language program is used for .......... while debugging.
(A) Overriding function execution
(B) Bypass function execution
(C) Override variable
(D) Bypass variable
14. Bug has appeared in a program on 1025 line onward what will be used for fast debugging?
(A) User break point
(B) Use watches
(C) Use variables
(D) Use help
15. How will you bypass going into function while debugging in C language program?
(A) Use Ctrl + F9
(B) Use F8
(C) Use Ctrl + F8
(D) Use F7
16. A program can be debugged only if it has no ...................
(A) Syntax Errors
(B) Logical Errors
(C) A & B both
(D) Divide by zero error
17. Debugging can only be done for .......... other that removal of bug
(A) Understanding Logic of program
(B) Time pass

(C) A and B both

(D) None of above

18. For debugging, a program should be ......... free.

(A) Syntax Error

(B) Logical Error

(C) Warning

19. Debugging helps in understanding...........

(A) Logic of program
(B) Flow of program
20. Debugging can be done only in ......

(A) Executable file

B) Source code file

(D) All of the above

(C) A and B both

(C) Object file

(D) None
(D) Header file

21. ................. file cannot be debugged in C language.

(A) Header file

(B) Libraries

(C) Executable File

(D) All of above

22. In C Language ............... key is used to run program after debugging.

(A) Ctrl + F1 (B) Ctrl + F2 (C) Ctrl + FB (D) Ctrl + F9
23. Toggle break point in debugger is used for ..................
(A) Assign or remove break point
(B) Only assign break point
(C) Only remove break point
(D) None
24. Program testing is done for detection of ...................
(A) Variable in program
(B) Data type in program
(C) Bug's in program
(D) Structures in program
25. For program testing to be done program must be Free.

(A) Syntax error

(B) Logical

(C) A and B both

(D) Warning

26. Program testing has to be done ..............debugging.

(A) Before

(B) After

(C) Before and After

(D) Never
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27. Program is cycle of software engineering.

(A) Fourth

(B) First

(C) Second
(D) Third
28. API stands for .
(A) Application program interconnection
(C) Application program inter call
29. API contains.
(A) Routines
(B) Data structures

(B) Application program interface

(D) None
(C) Objects

(D) All the above

30. Logical error is also called as

(D) syntax error

(D) Warning error

31. Logic error produces.

(A) Desired output (B)Undesired output (C) Other behaviour
32. Removal of Logic errors requires ...........the program.

(D) Both A and B

(A) Semantic error

(A) Scanning

(B) compilation error

(B) Printing

(C) Debugging

(D) Deleting

33. API/libraries can be.

(C) Both A and B

(D) None
(A) Language dependent
(B) Language
independent
34.
Header files in C language are .............
(A) Procedures
(B) Functions
(C) Routines
(D) Libraries
35.
API Information is ............... by the company who generates the API.
(A) Protected
(B) Unprotected
(C) Related
(D) None
36.
Libraries can be created for..............
(A) Generalized functions
(B) Generalized procedures
(C) Variables
(D) Both A and B
37.
Program testing should be done by......................
(A) Programmer (B) Developer
(C) Other people
(D) Both A and B
38.
Before releasing of program................. '" is released.
(A) Beta version (B) Sample
(C) Directly program
(D) None
39.
Serious error/ bug in released program are incorporated in .................
(A) Next version (B) Next edition
(C) Next Patches
(D) Left as it is
40.
All upgrades in previous release of program are incorporated in
(A) Next version
B) Next Edition (C) Next Patches
D) Left as it is
41. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the
corresponding bits

(A) ANSI

(B) ASCII

(C) EBCDIC

(D) ISO

42. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment

(A) Keyboard

(B) Joystick

(C) Mouse

(D) Track ball

43. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

(A) 2

(B) 10

(C) 16

(D) 32

44. Which of the following is not an output device?

(A) Scanner
(B) Printer (C) Flat Screen
(D) Touch Screen
45.
Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only read information from it but

cannot erase or modify it

(A) Floppy Disk
an Hard Disk
(C) Tape Drive
(D) CDROM
46.
Which technology is used in Compact disks?
(A) Mechanical
(B) Electrical
(C) Electro Magnetic
47.
Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
(A) Floppy Disk
(B) Hard Disk
(C) Compact Disk (D) Magneto Optic Disk

(D) Laser

48. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as

(A) Hardware

(B) Software

(C) Firmware

D) ROMware

49. Primary memory stores

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(A) Data alone

(B) Programs alone
(C) Results alone
(D) All of these
50. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
(A) Input device
(B) Output device
(C) Memory
(D) Microprocessor
ANSWERS

1. D
14.A

2. D 3.C
4.C
5.D
6. D 7. A
15. B
16. A
17. A 18. A
19.C

26. C
27. A
28.B 29.D
39.C 40. A 41. B
42. C

1.
2.

30. A

31. D

43.D

4.

(B) Digital Computer

7.

ALU is --------------

8.

(A) Arithmetic logic Unit

(C) Application Logic Unit
VGA stands for --------------
(A) Video Graphics Array
(C) Visual Graphics Array

(C) Hybrid Computer

(D) Mainframe

(B) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory

(D) Compact Disk read Only Memory

(B) Array Logic Unit

(D) None of these

(B) Video Graphics Adapter
(D) Volatile Graphics Array

(B) Second Generation

(C) Third Generation

(D) D Fourth Generation
MSI stands for -------------(A) Medium System Intelligent Circuit
(B) Medium System Integrated Circuits
(C) Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
(D) Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is -------------(A) 1.40 MB
(B) 1.44 GB

(C) 1.44MB
(D) 1.40 GB

The first computer introduced in Nepal was--------------

(A) IBM 1400

(C) IBM 1402
13.

38.A

50. D

IBM 1401 is --------------

(A) First Generation

12.

37. C

49.D

CD-ROM stand for----------------

(C) Compact Data Read Only memory

11.

36. D

48.C

(B) Unique Automatic Computer

(D) Unvalued Automatic Computer

(A) Compactable Read Only

10.

35. A

47. B

UNIVAC stands for ----------------

(C) Universal Array Computer

9.

34.D

46. D

(D) None of theses

(A) Universal Automatic Computer

6.

33.C

45. D

Digital devices are ---------(A) Clock with a dial and two hands
(B) Digital clock
(C) Automobile speed meter
(D) All of them
The computer that process both analog & digital is called ----------

(A) Analog Computer

5.

32. C

44.D

Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or
greater than
(A) Arithmetic and Logic unit (B) Control unit
(C) Both A & B
(D) None
Analog computers work on the supply of ----------------(A) Continuous electrical pulses
(B) Electrical pulses but not continuous

(C) Magnetic strength

3.

8. D 9.D
10. A 11.D 12.D
13.B
20. B 21. D 22. D 23.A 24.C 25. A

(B) IBM 1401

(D) IBM1402

WAN stand for

(A) Wide Area Network

(C) Wide Area Net

(B) Wap Area Network

(D) Wireless Area Network
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MICR stands for -----------------

(A) Magnetic Ink Code Reader

(B) Magnetic Ink Character Reader

(C) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

(D) None of these

EBCDIC stands for ----------------

(A) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

(B) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
(C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
(D) Extended Binary Coded' Decimal Interchange code

16.

BCD is ----------

(A) Bit Coded Decimal

(B) Binary Coded Digit

(C) Binary Coded Decimal

(D) Bit Coded Digit

17.

ASCII stands for -------------

18.

(A) American Stable Code For International Interchange

(B) American Standard Code For Interchange Information
(C) American Stable Case For Information Interchange
(D) American Standard Code For Institutional Interchange
Which of the following is the first generation computer?

(A) IBM-1401
(C) CDC-1604
19.

(B) EDSAC
(D) ICL 2900

Chief component of first generation computer was ----------(A) Vacuum Tubes & Valves
(B) Integrated Circuits

(C) Transistors
20.

(D) None of these

FORTRAN is -----------

(A) File Translation

(C) Formula Translation

21.

(B) Format Translation

(D) Floppy Translation

EEPROM stands for -----------------

(A) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

(B) Easily Erasable Programmable read Only Memory
(C) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

(D) None of the Above

22.
23.

Second Generation computers were developed during (A) 1949 to 1955

(B) 1956 to 1965
(C) 1970 to 1990
(D) 1965 to 1970
The computer size was large in ---------- Generation

(A) Fourth
(C) Third
24.

(B) Second
(D) First

What is a job of Scheduler?

(A) Share processor time in all running process
(B) Share output devices in all running process
(C) Share input device in all running process

(D) All of the above

25.

Basic Concepts used in virtual memory

(A) Online Secondary Storage

(C) Swapping
26.
27.

(B) Demand Paging

(D) All of above

Which of the division specifies the program & its author?

(A) Data Division
(B) Environment Division
(C) None
(D) Identification Division
Which of the division specifies the computer peripherals use to compile & execute the program?
(A) Environment Division
(B) Data Division
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28.
29.

(C) Identification Division

(D) Procedure Division
'Which of the division specifies the structure & format of the input & output data files?
(A) Environment Division
(B) Procedure Division
(C) Data Division
(D) Identification Division
Which of the division specifies the sequence of operations to be performed by the program?
(A) Identification Division
(B) Data Division
(C) Procedure Division
(D) Environment Division

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A
13. A 14. B
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. B
24. A 25. D
26. D
27. A
28. C
29. C
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8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
12. B
19. A
20. C 21. A
22. B
23. C

Comments are written using the

(A) General English Statements
(B) Assembly Language Statements
(C) Higher Level Language Statements

(D) Block Of Code

2.

3.

A system manual contains

(A) Input requirements, forms, type of output required, flowcharts, control procedure
(B) Information about OS
(C) Manual of computer systems
(D) Multimedia information
___ do not contain any program logic and are ignored by language processor.

(A) Protocols (C) Comments

(B) Loops
(D) None above
4.

Documentation is carried out in ....... phase.

(A) Maintenance
5.

6.

(B) Testing

(C) System requirement

(D) Implementation
Comments are
(A) Executable statements
(B) Non executable statements
(C) Assignment statements
(D) Input/output statements
Documentation is any communicable material ( such as text, video, audio, etc., or
combinations thereof) which __
(A) Explain some attributes of an object, system or procedure
(B) Are in books or computer readable file formats
(C) Describe the structure and components, or on the other hand, operation, of System.

(D) All of above

7.

8.

Consider the following statements:

(a) Indentation makes programs more readable and simpler to understand
(b) Indentation is compulsory while writing a program
Which of the following option is correct?
(A) Only (a) is true
(B) Only (b) is true
(C) Both (a) and (b) are true
(D) Both (a) and (b) are false
Documentation standards use
(A) Hungarian notations

(B) Comments
(C) Function description
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(D) All above

9.

What does user manual provide?

(A) Help for developer

(B) Help for end user

(C) Help for tester

10.
11.

(D) Help for analyst

Which of the following is generally used for documentation?
(A) Comments
(B) Variables
(C) Data types
CD) Functions
----- also specifies the information about the security measures for using the software.
(A) Program Messages

(B) User manual

(C) System manual

(D) Comments
12.

User manual are used for

(A) Modifying the program
(B) Maintaining a program
(C) To know the operational details of program

(D) None of above

13.

The instructions in machine language must be in streams of_

(A) Decimal digits

(B) ASCII code
(C) Os & Is
(D) UNICODE
14.

Today's computers belong to generation.

(A) Third
(C) Fourth
15.

Which of the following are characteristics of a good programming language?

(A) Safety
16.

17.

18.

19.

(B) Fifth
CD) Second
(B) Simplicity

(C) Performance CD) All above

The command is used to store a program within the computer.
(A) Store command
(B) Hold command
(C) Save command
(D) Load Command
Characteristics of good programming are
(A) Simplicity, natural, efficient, compactness.
(B) Hard to understand, lengthy & incompact.
(C) Unstructured, inefficient & coplex.
(D) Complex, English - like, non- modular
A system call is a method by which a program makes a request to the
(A) I/O management
(B) Memory management
(C) Interrupt processing
(D) Operating system
The most important aspect of program coding is

(A) Readability
(B) Usability
(C) Productivity
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(D) All above

20.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good programming language?

(A) Simplicity
(B) Natural
(C) Locality
W) Complexity
21.

Which of the following is not related to machine language?

(A) Opcode
(B) Data movement operations
(C) Instruction set

(D) None
22.

Which of the following is not case sensitive language?

(A) C
(C) C++
23.

(B) JAVA
(D) None of these

In which of the following language the 'opcode' is used?

(A) Assembly language

(B) Machine language

(C) High-level language

(D) None of these

24.

In which of the following language a program can be written using symbolic names?
(A) Assembly language
(B) High-level language

(C) Machine language

25.

(D) All the above

The Language made of streams of 0 , s & 1 ' s is called as a

(A) Symbolic language
(B) High level Language

(C) Machine Language

(D) Algorithm
26.
27.

Each line of program consists of four columns known as fields

(A) Machine language
(B) Assembly language
(C) Scripting Language
(D) Pascal
Which of the following is a high-level language?

(A) BASIC
(B) PASCAL
(C) FORTRAN
(D) All of the above
28.

PASCAL is a

(A) Low level language

29.

(B) Machine level language

(C) High Level language
(D) Object oriented language
What is the correct file extension for a C++ program?

(A) C++
30.

(B) C+

(C) CPP

(D) .CCP

Fortran is

(A) General purpose

(B) Procedural
(C) Imperative programming

(D) All of above

31.

Line editor and the types of editor

(A) Function editor

(B) Module editor

(C) Screen editor
(D) None these
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32.

The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
(A) Low-level machine language

(B) High-level language

(C) Assembly Language

(D) None of the above

33.

Which of the following factors should be considered while selecting a programming

for application development?
(A) Nature of application
(B) Ease of learning the language
(C) Familiarity with the language

language

(D) All A, B, C
34.

Interpreter is used to convert

(A) Low level to high level,
(B) High level to Machine level
(C) Assembly to low level

(D) None of these

35.

Which of the following languages is effective for mathematical calculations

(A) FORTRAN
(B) C
(C) PASCAL
(D) All of the above
36.

Instructions are encoded as number is a feature of

(A) Assembly language
(B) High level language

(C) Machine language

(D) C language
37.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) Linker is a program that takes one or more object generated by a Computer and assembles
them into a single executable program
(B) Linker is a program that takes one or more source program files and assembles them into a
single executable program
(C) Linker is a program that translates a high-level language progrmn into its equivalent object
code

(D) None of the above

38.

Which of the Following is not a Translator program?

(A) Assembler
(C) Interpreter

39.

40.

(B) Compiler
(D) Linker

A Linker

(A) Combines different modules of the program

(B) Allows user to write a program
(C) Finds out errors
(D) Is used to debug '3 program
'C' can be used on platform(s),
(A) MS-DOS operating system
(B) Linux operating system
(C) Windows operating system

(D) All the above

41.

Which of the following is an assembly language instruction?

(A) 1.00E+15
(B) ADD AX
(C) X = X + Y (D)(SET! X Y)
42.

14

Consider the following statements:

(i) Compilers and Interpreters are used to find errors.
(ii) Compilers are faster when compared to the interpreters
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Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) Both the statements are correct
(B) Only first statement is correct
(C) Only Second statement is correct
(D) Both the statements are wrong
Which of the following language is easy to debug?
(A) Assembly language

(B) Machine language

(C) All high-level languages

(D) All the above

44.

Which of the following saves the generated object code?

(A) Interpreter
(B) Linker

(C) Compiler

(D) Loader

45.

Advantage(s) of interpreters over compliers are

_
(A) They are less complex programs than compliers
(B) They need less memory space for execution than compliers
(C) Syntax error in a program statement is detected during processing of that statement

46.

FORTRAN stands for-

(D) All of them

47.
48.

(A) Foreign translator

(B) Formula Transmission
(C) Formula Translator
(D) Formula Transaction
Which one of the following is an example of machine language?
(A) ADD r1, r2
(B) 10010111
(C) y - y+2
(D) printf(\ "Welcome \ ");
Assembly languages are High Level languages
(A) The statement is correct
(B) The statement is wrong
(C) The statement is partially correct

(D) None of above

49.

Which files are linked by a Linker?

(A) Source Files

(B) Object Files
(C) Executable Files
(D) Text Files
50.

Which of the following is a business oriented language?

(A) FORTRAN (B) PASCAL

(C) C
(D) COBOL
ANSWERS

1. A
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B

6. D
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. A

11. B
12. C
13. C
14. B
15. D

16. C
17. A
18. D
19. D
20. C

21. D
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. C

26. B
27. D
28. C
29. C
30. D

31. C
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. D

36. C
37. A
38. D
39. A
40. D

41. B
42. A
43. C
44. C
45. D

46. C
47. B
48. B
49. B
50. D

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1.

Which statement(s) is used to terminate the current loop immediately and transfer control to
the statement immediately following that loop?

(A) Exit
(B) break
(C) Both exit & break

(D) None of above

2.

Which of the following statement is true?

1.
Every program is an algorithm.
2.
Every algorithm is a program.

(A)Both
(C) Only 2
3.

(B) Only 1

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following is an iterative control structure?
(A)Decision Making

(B) Sequential
(C)Jump
(D) Loop
4.

Which of the following structures are used in computer programs

(A)Sequential
(B) Decision
(C) Iterative (D) All of above
5.

Instructions in algorithms should be

(A)Precise
(B) Unambiguous
(C)Precise & Unambiguous

(D) None of above

6.

Which of the following statement does not belong to structured programming?

(A) while
(C) for
7.

(B)do_while
(D) goto

As compared to a flowchart, it is easier to modify the of program logic when program

modifications are necessary.
(A) Macro flowchart
(B) Micro flowchart

(C) Terminal
(D) Pseudo code.
8.

Algorithm halts in

(A) Finite time

(B) Infinite time
(C) Logarithmic time

(D) Exponential time

9.

In which discipline(s), an algorithm is used ?

(A) Mathematics

(B) Computing
(C)Linguistics
(D) All of above
10.

The __ flow chart symbol(s) represents one way flow of control.

(A)Processing
(C) Terminal
11.

(B) Decision
(D) All above

What is an infinite loop?

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(A) It is an endless loop

(B) It means multiple loops
(C) It is a nested loop
(D) It is an unclosed loop
The normal flow of flowchart is from

(A) Left to Right

(B) Right to Left
(C) A & D
13.

(D) Top to Bottom

Which tool shows textual design solution

(A) Flowchart
(B) Structure chart

(C) Pseudo code

(D) Algorithm
14.

Finiteness property of an Algorithm is

(A) The number of steps in the algorithm should be finite.
(B) The algorithm should terminate after a finite no. of times.
(C) For all possible combinations of input data, the algorithm terminates after a finite no. of

steps
(D) None of above
15.

16.

Pseudo code consists of and omits .

(A) Structural conventions of programming languages; subroutines, variable declarations or
language-specific syntax
(B) Subroutines; structural conventions of programming languages
(C) Variable declarations; language-specific syntax
(D) Subroutines; Functions
Terminal symbol in a flow chart indicates

(A)Decision
(B) End
17.

-------- Statement is used to indicate the end of a 'DO ... WHILE' construct in the pseudo code

(A) END DO
(C) END
18.

(C) Process
(D) None above
(B) DOEND
(D) CLOSE

A good algorithm is not

(A) Simple and powerful
(B) Clear for implementation
(C) Dependent on a particular machine

(D) Effective
19.

English statements that follow a loosely defined syntax & are used to convey the design of
algorithm is called

an

(A) Program (B) Flowchart

(C) Pseudo code
(D) None of the above.
20.

A flowchart is used in __ of the software development.

(A) Implementation phase

(B) Testing phase

(C) Analysis phase

(D) Design phase

21.

Indentation is used to format

(A) Program source code
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(B) Object code

(C) Executable code
(D) All of the above
22.

23.

Consider the following statements regarding algorithms:

(a) Each instruction of an algorithm should be executed in a finite time
(b) One or more instructions of an algorithm should not be repeated infinitely
(c) Any program is an algorithm
(A) A, B, C and D are true
(B) Only A, Band D are true
(C) Only B, C and D are true
(D) Only A, Band C are true
Another name for pseudo code is
(A) Imitation code

(B) Flowchart
(C) Program
(D) Algorithm
24.

How many basic symbols are available to draw a flowchart?

(A) 4
(C) 8
25.

(B) 6
(D) 7

Which of the following is not the way to represent an algorithm?

(A) As an executable code
(B) As a program

(C) As a flowchart
(D) As a pseudo code
26.

27.

Consider the following statements and determine which of the following is correct?
(a) Indentation makes programs more readable and simpler to understand
(b) Indentation is compulsory while writing a program
(A) Only (a) is true
(B) Only (b) is true
(C) Both (a) & (b) are true
(D) Both (a) & (b) are false
The valid symbol(s) in flowchart is/are _

(A) Connector
(B) Terminal Symbol
(C) Processing Symbol

(D) All of above

28.

The algorithm cannot be represented as

(A) A flowchart
(B) a program
(C) a process
(D) a pseudo code
29.

A decision symbol can be used for

(A) A two way branch decision
(B) A three way branch decision
(C) Multiple way branch decision

(D) All of the above

30.

What is a Hungarian notation?

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(A) Notation for writing Loops

(B) Notation for Manipulating

Pointers
31.

(C) Notation for writing Variable Names

(D) Flowchart Notation
Each step in an algorithm should be performed in a time.

(A) Finite
(C) short
32.

33.

(B) Infinite
(D) Long.

Which of the following statement is not appropriate?

(A) Indentation improves the performance of the program.
(B) Indentation is needed to make the program more readable.
(C) Indentation helps the program to distinguish control statements.
(D) Indentation makes the program easy to debug.
The structured programming languages are also known as languages.

(A) Object oriented

(B) Procedure oriented
(C) Modular programming

(D) All the above

34.

A Symbol is used in a flowchart to represent arithmetic and data movement instructions.

(A) Flow lines

(B) Processing

(C) Input/output
(D) Terminal.
35.
The with arrowheads are used to indicate the flow of an operation, that is, the exact Sequence in
which the instructions are to be executed.

(A) Flow lines

(B) Processing
(C) Decision (D) Terminal.
36.

The use of an algorithm is not intended for

(A) Modularizing the programs

(B) Documentation
(C) Writing variable names

(D) Debugging
37.

Which of the following is a low level language?

(A) C
(B) LISP
(C) Machine Level Language

(D) JAVA
38.

Which of the following language is best suited for system-level programming?

(A) BASIC
(C) LISP
39.

(B) C
(D) JAVA

Which of the following sequence is correct?

(A) Source code - compiler - object code - linker - executable code
(B) Source code -linker - object code compiler - executable code
(C) Object code - compiler - source code - linker - executable code

40.

(D) Object code -linker - source code - compiler - executable code

The computer software has been classified into two categories. They are _
(A) Hardware & Software
(B) Input & Output
(C) System Software & Application software

(D) Linker & Loader

41.

A 'C' program is portable means it

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(A) Can run on any machine

(B) Can write on any machine
(C) Can read from as well as write to any machine

(D) All of the above

42.

Which programming language is machine independent?

(A) Machine level language
(B) Assembly level language
(C) High level language

(D) Both A and B

43.

44.

45.

A program that aids in effective execution of user programs is called

(A) Application program
(B) System program
(C) Both System and Application program
(D) N either System nor Application program
instruct the assembler to perform certain actions during the assembly of programs
(A) Assembler directives
(B) Compiler directives
(C) Declarative statements
(D) Imperative statements
is an example of a High Level language.
(A) C ++
(B) Assembly language.

(C) Java
46.

(D) Both A & C

Low level languages are

(A) Machine level language
(B) Assembly level language
(C) High level language

(D) Both A and B

(A)

47.

Language is understood by a computer without using translation as

Assembly language

(B) Symbolic language

(C) Machine language
(D) Higher level language
48.

Application software can be for _

(A) Operating system

(B) Translator
(C) General-purpose application & Application specific solutions

(D) All of the above

49.

Which of the following is the easiest language to learn and use to write programs?
High level language
(B) Machine level language
(C) Assembly level language
(D) Middle level language
50.
Which of the following language is predecessor to C Programming Language?

(A)

(A)

(B) B
(C) C++

ANSWERS
1. B 2. B

(D) BCPL

3. D

4. D

5. C

6. D

7. D

8. A

9. B

10. A
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11. A
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. D
21. A
22. D
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. A
27. D
28. C
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. A
33.C
34. B
35. A
36. C
37. C
38. B
39. A
40. C
41. A
42. C
43. B
44. A
45. D
46. D
47. C
48. C
49. A
50. B
1. :ow will you write comment in a C Program?
A. //
B. // //
C. /* */
D. /*
2. Which of the following is FALSE in C?
A. Keyword can be used as variable names
B. Variable names can contain a digit
C. Variable names do not contain a blank space
D. Capital letters can be used in variable names
3. =n C rithmetic instruction cannot contain
A. Variables
B. Constants
C. Variable names on right side of =
D. Constants on left side of =
4. An expression contains relational operators, assignment operators and arithmetic operators. In the
absence of parentheses, they will be evaluated in which of the following order
A. Assignment, Relational, Arithmetic
B. Assignment, Relational, Assignment
C. Relational, Arithmetic, Assignment
D. Assignment, Arithmetic, Relational
5. In b=6.6/a+2*n; which operation will be performed first?

A.
B.
C.
D.

6.6/a
a+2
2*n

A.
B.
C.
D.

Union
Pointer
String
Structure

Depends upon compiler

6. Which among the following is not a structured data type in C?

7. Which of the following operator is used to write expression in C?

A. { }
B. ( )
C. [ ]
D. None of above
8. Values of data items of types int, float, char are displayed by writing ___________ in printf
statement in C

A. %d, %f, %s
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B. %f, %d, %c
C. %d, %d, %c
D. %d, %f, %c
9. The general form of printf statement is
A. printf (\ format string \ list of variables )
B. print (\list of variables\ format sting)
C. printf (\format string list of variables \)
D. print (\ format sting \ list of variables )
10. The statement in C is terminated by
A. {
B. :
C. ,
D. None above
11. The general form of for statement in C is
A. for (initialize counter, increment, test counter)
B. for (increment counter; initialize counter; test counter)
C. for (test counter; increment counter; initialize counter)
D. for ( initialize counter; test counter; increment counter)
12. Difference between while and do-while
(A) \ 'while \ ' loop executes one or more times and \ 'do-while \' executes zero or more times (B)
Both \ 'while \ ' loop and \ 'do- while \' executes one or more times
(C) Both \ 'while \' loop and \ 'do-while \ ' executes zero or more times
(D) \ 'while \ ' loop executes zero or more times and \ 'do-while \' executes one or more times
13. To avoid the repetition of same code we are using.

(A) Array
(B) Function

(C) Function
(D) Structure

14. Number of functions that might be called in a 'C' program is __

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C)Any number of functions

(D) 1
15. void main()
{

int a=12,b=12;

if(a=b)
printf("a and b are equal");
}

What will be the output of the sample code shown above?

(A) 12
(B) Run time error
(C) Compile time error

(D) a and b are equal

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16. Every recursive version has an equivalent (but possibly more or less complex) iterative version, and
vice versa: validate this statement.
(A) It is true sometimes

(B) TRUE
(C) FALSE
(D) None of above
17. Which element of the array does the expression num*4+ references where num isa name of array?
(A)Forth
(B)Third
(C)Fifth
(D)First
18. In a ' C ' expression, how is a logical' AND ' represented?
(A) &
(B) II
(C) AND
(D) &&
19. How do you include a system header file called stdio.h in a ' C ' source file?
(A) #include<stdio.h>
(B) #incl \ "stdio.h \"

(C) #includefile<stdio>
(D) #include stdio.h
20. Which one of the following variable name is NOT a valid name?
(A)go_cart
(B)go4it
(C)4season
(D)run4
21. Which of the following shows the correct priority of arithmetic operators in ' C ' ? (Priority for
leftmost operator is highest and priority for the rightmost operator is lowest. Operators with equal
priority are separated with the word' or'

(A)**, * or t, + or(B)**, *, t, +, (C)**, t, *, +,

(D)t or *, + or 22. Which of the following statement transfers the control to the beginning of the loop?
(A) exit
(B)break
(C)continue (D)None above
23. A ' do-while' 100.;;> is useful when the statements within the loop must be executed:
(A) Only once
(B)At least once
(C)More than once
(D)None of the above
24. Assuming an unsigned integer is represented using 16 bits, the maximum value that an integer
constant can have is
(A)256
(B)32768

(C)65536
(D)128
25. The break statement is used to exit from?

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(A)an \ 'if\ ' statement

(B) \ 'for \' statement
(C)Both from the \ 'if\' and \ 'for \ ' statement
(D )The main function
26. The two way selection is implemented using statement.

(A)case
(B)else---if
(C)switch
(D)if---else
27. The getch() function in' C' is_
(A) User defined function
(B) Library function

(C) Both above

(D) None above
28. A pointer is a
(A) Derived data type
(B) User defined data type

(C) Abstract data type

(D) All of the above
29. Which of the following is correct way of declaring a float pointer
(A)float ptr (B)float *ptr
(C)*float ptr (D)None above
30. In code shown below, which is the line that contains an error?
int fun(int x, y)
{

int z;
return z;
}

(A) 1
(B)

(C)3
(D)4

31. Which of the following statements are true for the following Program?
#include<stdio.h>
void mainO
{

int x=10, y=100%9;

for(i=l;i<=10;i++)
if(x!=y);
printf( \ "x=%dy=%d \" ,x,y);
}

(A) The printffunction is called 10 times

(B) The program will produce the output x=10 y=1
(C) The ; after if(x!=y) would produce an error
(D) The program will not produce any output

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32. The printf statement is used to _

(A) Print the message on the console
(B)Read the data from keyboard
(C)To store the value in the memory

(D)None ofthe above

33. Which of the following is not infinite loop?
(A) int i=l; while(l) int i=l; while(l){i++;}

(B) fore; ;);

(C) int True=O, false; while(True) { False=I;}

(D) int y,x=O;

34. Array can be initialized, provided they are
(A)Automatic
(B)external
(C)static
(D)both B & C
35. Which of the following' C '. statement is syntactically correct?
(A)for( );
(B)for(;);
(C)for( , );
(D)for( ; ; )
36. Which one of the following is not a valid character specification for C language?
(A)ASCII
(C)Digit
(B) Control
(D) for(; ;)
37. The string manipulation function appends a string to the end of another string
(A)stradd
(B )strcat
(C)strcmp
(D)strcpy
38. In what sequence the initialization, testing and execution of the body is done in a ' do-while' loop
(AHnitialization, execution of the body, testing
(B)Execution of the body, initialization, testing
(C) Hnitialization, testing, execution of the body

(D)N one of the above

39. Which of the following is not a integer constant in ' C '?
(A) \ 'C\ r
(B)(C)45
(D)l.2
40. A ' return' statement is used _ .
(A)To return the value from a function
(B)To exit from the program
(C)To terminate the iterative loop

(D)All of the above

41. The strcat() function is used __ .
(A)To copy string
(B) To compare string
(C)To reverse the string

(D) None of these.

42. An array is the data type.
(A) Primary
(B)Derived

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(C)User defined
(D)empty
43. An end of a string is denoted by the ___ character.
(A)Enter key
(B)\\0
(C)\\ \ \
(D)/0
44. The syntax of the array declaration is:
(A)datatype nameofarray [size];
(B)nameofarray [size];
(C)datatype nameofarray ;

(D)all of above
45. A ' continue' statement is used
(A)To terminate a loop
(B)To continue a loop
(C)To continue a program

(D)None of these
46. If'a' is a variable defined in a 'C' program then &a denotes the __
(A)Content of a
(B )Address of a
(C)Both A and B
(D)None of these
47. Which of the following loops executes at least once, though it is not satisfying the condition?
(A)while loop
(B)do--while loop
(C)for loop
(Dhf-else
48. If int x = 2945, what is the value of the expression (xllOO)%lO?
(A)5 (B)9
(C)294
(D)0.5
49. If int x = 2945, what is the value of the expression x!10?

(A)5 (B)294
(C)294.5 (D)2
50. Hint x = 2945, what is the value
(A)294
(B)5
(C)294.5
(D)0.5

of the expression x%10?

ANSWER

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B
11. D
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. D
21. D
31. B

41. D

22. C
32. A

42. B

23. B
33. C

43. B

24. C
34. D

44. A

25. C
35. D

7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D
16. B
17. C
18. D
19. A

26. D
36. B

45. B

27. B
37. B

46. B

28. A
38. A

47. B

1. A sentinel is called as a _________

A. Variable
B.Counter
C. True value
2. Which digit(s) is /are used in a binary number system?

29. B
39. D

48. B

20. C

30. A
40. A

49. B

50. B

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A. 0 and 2
B. 1 and -1
C. 0 and 1
D. 0 & 1 & 2
3. ROM is the ________
A. Volatile memory
B. Non-volatile memory
C. Virtual memory
D. None of above
4. RAM stands for__________
A. Read only memory
B. Random access memory
C. Recently Acquired memory
D. Read Ahead memory
5. Which of the following is not type of the printer?
A. Dot matrix printer
B. Laser printer
C. Drum printer
D. Scanner
6. Which of the following is not part of the computer?
A. Monitor
B. Hard disk
C. RAM
D. Printer
7. The operation included in the instruction set of a computer are _______
A. Logical
B. Arithmetic
C. Input-Output
D. All of above
8. The main memory is also called as the _________
A. Primary memory
B. Cache memory
C. Secondary memory
D. Auxiliary memory
9. What will be the hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 1111
A. D
B. F
C. C
D. E
10. The difference between main memory and secondary storage is that the main memory is ______
and the secondary storage is ________
A. Temporary, permanent

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B. Permanent, temporary
C. Slow, fast
D. None of above
11. Secondary storage is also known as _________
A. Primary Memory
B. Ancillary Memory
C. An Auxiliary Memory
D. Read only Memory
12. What does IBM stands for?
A. Indian Business Machine
B. International Business Machine
C. Indian Business Model
D. International Business Model
13. CD-ROM is a ___________
A. Semiconductor memory
B. Optical memory
C. Magnetic memory
D. None of above
14. A logical system uses ________number system.
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Octal
D. Hexadecimal
15. Base of hexadecimal number system is.
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
16. How many nibbles a byte contains?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 4
D. 6
17. The 2s complement of 1000 is
A. 111
B. 10
C. 1000
D. 1
18. The condition is tested at the __________of loop in a while statement
A. Start
B. End
C. Middle

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D. Any Where
19. The arithmetic operations are carried out using __________.
A. Output Device
B. ALU
C. Memory Device
D. Timing and Control Unit
20. Base of octal number system is.
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
21. Which is the smallest unit of memory?
A. Byte
B. Nibble
C. Bit
D. Word
22. What is the octal equivalent of the decimal number 33?
A. 38
B. 39
C. 40
D. 41
23. Laptop are also known as ___________ Computers
A. Mainframe
B. Super
C. Notebook
D. Personal
24. After counting 0, 1, 10, 11, the next binary number is ________
A. 11
B. 100
C. 101
D. 111
25. The binary number system uses base of
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
26. How many bits a byte contains?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 4
D. 6
27. Which of the following is not a program planning tool?

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B.
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Flowchart
Structure chart
Pseudo codes
Loop

28. Common sentinel values use a Null character for indicating

A. The end of a null terminated string.
B. The last string.
C. The previous of last string.
D. None of above
29. Actual execution of instructions in a computer takes place in
A. ALU
B. Control unit
C. Storage unit
D. None of above
30. The use of mathematical logic for computer programming is also called _________
A. Physical programming
B. Logical programming
C. View programming
D. Computer programming
31. Information retrieval is faster from
A. Floppy disk
B. Magnetic tape
C. Hard disk
D. None of above
32. The basic operation performed by a computer are
A. Arithmetic operation
B. Logical operation
C. Input and Output
D. All of above
33. Pseudo code instructions are phrases written in a ____________
A. Machine language
B. Assembly language
C. High level language
D. Natural language
34. Which device is used commonly as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
35. Which of the following is an input device?
A. Monitor
B. Mouse

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C. Printer
D. Editor
36. Which of the following is an output device?
A. Monitor
B. Keyboard
C. Touch-screen
D. Mouse
37. Which technology is used in reading a Compact disk?
A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Optical
38. Which of the following have the fasted access time?
A. Semiconductor Memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Magnetic Tapes
D. Compact Disks
39. Which of the following is the smallest & fastest computer?
A. Super computer
B. Quantum computer
C. Micro computer
D. Mini computer
40. Primary memory stores __________
A. Input Data only
B. Instructions only
C. Output Data only
D. All of above
41. Which of the following device has a limitation that we can only read information from it but cannot
erase or modify it

A.
B.
C.
D.

Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
Tape Drive
CDROM

42. Which device can understand the difference between data and instructions?
A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Memory
D. Microprocessor
43. From a ________ we can only read the information. We cannot erase or modify the information
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Tape Drive

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D. CDROM
44. What is the other name for LAN card?
A. Network Interface Card
B. Network Connector
C. Modem
D. Internet Card
45. Which of the following storage device can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Compact Disk
D. DVD
46. Which of the following is the larger manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
A. IBM
B. Seagate
C. Microsoft
D. 3M
47. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Hexadecimal
D. Octal
48. Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds?
A. Coaxial cable
B. Fiber Optic Cable
C. Twisted pair Cable
D. UTP Cable
49. The program stored in ROM is known as ____________
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Firmware
D. ROMware
50. The octal number system includes ________.
A. Only the digits 0 to 7
B. Only the digits 0 to 8
C. Only the digits 0 to 9
D. Only the digits 0 and 1

Answers

1.D
12.B
24.B

2.C
13.B
25.A

3.B
14.A
26.B

4.B
15.D
27.D

5.D
16.A
28.A

6.D
17.C
29.A

7.D
18.B
30.B

8.A
19.B
31.C

9.B
20.B
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11.C
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35.B
46.B

36.A
47.B

37.D
48.B

38.A
49.C

39.B
50.A

40.D

41.D

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43.D

44.A

45.B

1. One bite equals ________ bits

A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
2. The information in the form of data is stored in _____________
A. Memory data register
B. Memory address register
C. Memory access register
D. Memory arithmetic register
3. Who among the following is a Personal Computer manufacturer?
A. CISCO
B. IB
C. Kodak
D. APC
4. Which of the following is considered as auxiliary storage device?
A. Disk
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Cache
5. Which of the following type of memory is used during execution of program instruction?
A. RAM
B. CDROM
C. FDD
D. HDD
6. EPROM can be used for ____________
A. Erasing the contents of ROM
B. Reconstructing contents of ROM
C. Erasing & reconstructing contents of ROM
D. Duplicating ROM
7. The valid symbol(s) in flowchart is/are ________
A. Connector
B. Terminal symbol
C. Processing symbol
D. All of above
8. A file has to be created in the hard disk. Which one of the following parts of an operating system is
useful in this context?
A. Processor management
B. Memory management
C. Secondary memory management
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D. Process scheduler
9. Printout of contents of main memory and registers are taken in _____________
A. Debugging
B. Memory dump
C. Hand simulation of program code
D. Putting print statement in program code
10. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the
corresponding bits

A.
B.
C.
D.

ANSI
ASCII
EBCDIC
ISO

11. Central processing unit consist of

A. Input and output unit
B. Control unit and arithmetic logic unit
C. Storage unit
D. None of above
12. CPU is acronym for
A. Computer program unit
B. Central processing unit
C. Central programing unit
D. None of above
13. The memory location address are limited to a range of values from ___________
A. 00000 to 9ffff(16)
B. 00001 to 9ffff(16)
C. 00010 to 9ffff(16)
D. 10000 to 9ffff(16)
14. Which out of the following is not a type of operation performed by a computer
A. Arithmetic
B. Logical
C. Emotional
D. Mathematical
15. Result of logical operation is ______
A. Boolean
B. Integer
C. Character
D. String
16. CISCO manufactures
A. Software
B. Processors
C. Cables
D. Network equipments

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17. The earlier calculating device is

A. Abacus
B. Clock
C. Difference engine
D. None of these
18. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called
A. Abacus
B. Processor
C. Calculator
D. Analytical engine
19. What will be the subtraction of following binary numbers (1111) (1100)
A. 100
B. 11
C. 101
D. 10
20. In computer technology, information means
A. Raw data
B. Useful data
C. Alphanumeric data
D. Program
21. What is the first phase of Program development Life Cycle?
A. Design
B. Testing
C. Coding
D. Analysis
22. The processor execute the instruction from the __________
A. RAM
B. Pen drive
C. CDROM
D. HARD DRIVE
23. What will be the addition of the binary numbers (1111)+(1100)
A. 11011
B. 10011
C. 110110
D. 10111
24. What will be the BCD equivalent of the decimal number 12?
A. 0001 0010
B. 0010 0001
C. 0010 1000
D. 1000 0100
25. The place where programs & data are stored temporarily during processing is
A. Main memory

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B. Secondary memory
C. Hard disk
D. CD-ROM
26. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Store room
B. Printer
C. CPU
D. Pen Drive
27. Find the odd man
A. CDROM
B. ROM
C. EPROM
D. PROM
28. Which of the following unit is used with computer system?
A. Gifabyte
B. Kilobyte
C. Megabyte
D. All of above
29. What will be the binary equivalent of hexadecimal number 8?
A. 10
B. 1000
C. 1110
D. 110
30. What of the following unit is not used to count the speed of a printer
A. Character Per Second
B. Dot Per Inches
C. Page Per Minute
D. All of above
31. Which device is used as the standard input device in a textual user interface?
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
32. What will be the decimal equivalent of the binary number 10000
A. 32
B. 16
C. 8
D. 24
33. ALU is called the _________ of a computer.
A. Heart
B. Master Dispatcher
C. Primary Memory

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D. All
34. ____________ gives a computer its unique address across the network.
A. System Address
B. SYSID
C. Process ID
D. IP Address
35. Which of the following consortium looks for the standard representation of data in the Internet?
A. ISOC
B. W3C
C. IEEE
D. IETE
36. Which of the following is not just an output device?
A. Plotter
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen
D. Touch Screen
37. Which hardware was used by first generation computer?
A. Vacuum tubes
B. Transistor
C. VLSI
D. IC\s
38. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
I. An algorithm consists of series of steps to be performed to solve a problem.
II. To a given problem there may be more than one algorithm.
A. I is correct
B. II is correct
C. I & II are correct
D. I & II are wrong
39. Base of decimal number system is _______.
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
40. Base of binary number system is ________.
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
41. What is the binary equivalent of decimal number 27?
A. 11101
B. 10111
C. 11011

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D. 11110
42. RAM(random access memory)is _______ memory
A. Not volatile
B. volatile
C. write only
D. All of above
43. Modern computers use _______
A. LSI /VLSI chip
B. Vacuum tubes
C. SSI chips
D. MSI chips
44. Primary storage is __________ as compared to secondary storage.
A. Allow and inexpensive
B. Fast and inexpensive
C. Fast but expensive
D. Slow and expensive
45. Which of the following statements are related to the machine language?
A. Difficult to learn
B. First generation language
C. Machine-dependent
D. All of above
46. Assembly languages consist of ________ instructions
A. Mnemonics
B. Opcodes
C. Operands
D. Fields
47. Pascal is a structured programming language, meaning that the flow of control is structured into
standard statements except Statement
A. if then else
B. for do
C. repeat Until
D. go to
48. _______ governs the sequencing of control through program
A. Control structure
B. Control program
C. Control time
D. All of above
49. What is the name of the software that allows us to view web pages?
A. Browser
B. Mail Client
C. FTP Client
D. Messenger

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50. Which of the following is application software

A. Tally
B. AutoCAD
C. MS-Office
D. All of above

Answers

1.B
13.A
25.A
37.A
49.A

2.A
14.C
26.D
38.C
50.D

3.D
15.A
27.A
39.C

4.A
16.D
28.D
40.A

5.A
17.A
29.B
41.C

6.C
18.D
30.B
42.B

7.D
19.B
31.A
43.A

8.C
20.B
32.B
44.C

9.B
21.D
33.A
45.D

10.B
22.A
34.D
46.A

11.B
23.A
35.B
47.D

12.B
24.A
36.D
48.A

The keyword void in function declaration indicates ____________

The function will return \int\ type of value
The function will return a default value
A function not returning any value
The function will return \void\type of value
The _________ format specification is used to write a long integer variable.

1.

A.
B.
C.
D.
2.

A. %d
B. %dd
C. %ld
D. %if
3.

A.
B.
C.
D.
4.

Constants in C refer to ______________

A fixed value that do not change during the execution of the program.
A fixed value that can change during execution of the program
A fixed value that can change after compilation of the program
A fixed value that can change after linking the program
Which of the following function is used to send the output to the console?

A.
B.
C.
D.
5.

Scanf
Getch
Printf
Clrscr

=n C a semicolon is used ____________

A.
B.
C.
D.
6.

To break a loop
To give a comment

None

If a=3, b=0 and c=4, what is the value of the expression a && b || c

A.
B.
C.
D.
7.

To terminate a statement

1
2
3
4

The logical OR operator is denoted by a ____ symbol in C program

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B.
C.
D.
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&&
||
|
&

Which one of the following is a logical operator?

A. =
B. &&
C. <>
D. +
Two way selection is implemented using the _______ statement.

9.

A.
B.
C.
D.
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.

If-else
for
switch
Nested if else
switch statement is used to make a decision __________________
To switch the processor to execute some other program
Between two alternatives
Amongst many alternaives

None of these
The _________ format specification is used to read or to write a Short integer variable.

11.

A.
B.
C.
D.

%c
%d
%hd
%f

break statement is used _______

To terminate a loop and execute the next statement
To skip a loop and terminate the program
To continue a loop and execute next statement
Execute a next statement
Which of the following statements determines if the contents of string1 are same as string2?
13.
(Where string1 and string2 are well formed string.)
A. if ( string1 == string2)
B. if (string1, string2)
C. if (strcmp (string1,string2) ==0)
D. if (strcmp (string1, string2) <0)
14.
The binary expressions are formed by an ___________ Combination.
A. Operand-operator-operand
12.

A.
B.
C.
D.

B. Operator-operand
C. Operator-operand-operator
D. Operand-operator
15.

The sizeof operator tells us the size of a type or a primary expression in terms of number of __

.
A. Bytes
B. Bits
C. Nibbles
D. Words
16.

Which one of the following is an Arithmetic operator?

A. *
B. ||
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C. &
D. None above
17.
A.
B.
C.
D.
18.

The loop condition is tested at the ________ of the do while contruct

Start
End
Middle
Start & End
variables are named area of ________ that is used to hold data
a.Memory location(s)
b.Row and column number on a monitor
c. Row and column number on a printer

d.None of the above

In do-while loop, loop condition is checked at the ____________.

19.

A. Beginning of loop
B. End of loop
C. End of program
D. Start of program
Which of the following control structures are used in the iteration logic-

20.

A.
B.
C.
D.

21.

if then if else
do while repeat Until
do & while
do while if else

goto statement is used to

A. Pass the control anywhere in the program.
B. Execute a statement for multiple statements.
C. Execute a single statement from set of multiple statements.

D. All of above
Switch statement allows us to

22.

A. Make a decision from the number of choices.

B. Execute a statement at least ones before checking a condition
C. Execute a statement for multiple times
D. None of the above
23.

A.
B.
C.
D.

24.

In case statement (case <xxx>we can give

Character or integer constant
Expression with variable
Character or integer variable

All of the above

We can use __________ to perform a set of instructions repeatedly.

A. Switch
B. Loop
C. Header file
D. Conditional statement
25.
=n the syntax while ( xxx ) xxx denotes
A.
Condition
B.
Statement
C.
Function
D.
Variable
26.
Out of the following ______ is a loop.
A. Switch
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B. While
C. Continue
D. Break
The condition in a loop should become _______ Sometime, otherwise loop would be executed

27.

28.

forever (infinite loop).

A.
False
B.
Equal
C.
True
D.
None
=n the syntax xxx(int a a 10 a++ xxx means
A.
While
B.
For
C.
If
D.
Switch
n else statement is always associate with

29.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Statement should be ended with

30.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Semicolon
Full stop
Hyphen
Comma

Which loop executes statements within a loop at least ones?

31.

A.
B.
C.
D.
32.

A.
B.
C.
D.
33.

For
While
Case
If

While
Both A & C
for
do While

What does continue statement do?

Take the control back to the starting of loop, bypassing the remaining statement.
Executes all remaining statements concurrently.
Break the loop and take the control outside of loop

None of the above

Switch can be replaced by
A. For loop
B. =f else statements
C. While loop
D. All above
While statement can be used to show menu at least ones in menu drive program.

34.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Do while
While
For
=f Else

A block which accepts parameters and can return a value is called as

35.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Loop
Preprocessor
Preprocessor
Function
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Select valid function call for function void display() ,printf(:ellow World) -

36.

A. display()
B. Call display()
C. Display;
D. display();
37.

Arguments/Parameters are use to

A. Get return value for a function
B. Pass input value to a function

C. To call a function
D. Define a function
Any

38.

A.
B.
C.
D.

function by default return an ______ value.

Int
Char
Float
Double

Answers

1.C

2.C
13.A
24.A
35.A

3.A
14.C
25.B
36.D

4.C
15.A
26.A
37.D

5.A
16.B
27.B
38.B

6.C
17.A
28.A

7.A
18.B
29.B

8.B
19.A
30.D

9.B
20.B
31.A

10.A
21.B
32.D

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11.C
22.A
33.A

12.C
23.A
34.B

Mr. Pawar A. B.

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