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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING II(COSC112)

SEMESTER EXAM: 2nd SESSION: 2019/2020 Time Allowed: 2 Hours

EXAMINERS: Idowu, S.A, Adekola, O.,Akande O. Omotunde, A, Ebiesuwa O.
INSTRUCTION: Attempt 50 Questions

2) Which of the following is NOT a primitive data

type in C:

(a) float (b) char (c) array (d) int

3). Assuming variable num starts with value 10, what 12). What is the output of the flowing code chunk:
would the following code fragment print out? {
int num = 10; int a = 5;
cout << num - -; int b = 10;
cout << (a > b? a : b);
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) nil }
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 50
4).If int sum = 21 and int val = 3. What is the final value 13). ____ & ____ are the two ways by which
of sum from the expression: arguments can be passed into a function when it is
sum+=val called.
(a) 19 (b) 7 (c) 24 (d) 63 (a) parameter passing & value passing (b) pass-by
value & pass-by-reference (c) pass-by-value &
pass-by-variable (d) data type & pass-by-reference

7). A function prototype specifies--------------------,

------------------- and -------------------------------
(a) function and parameter (b) function name and
parameter (c) function name and parameter list
(d) function call and function definition
8) Keyword used in defining a symbolic 17) A function returning no value is declared as:
constant in C++ programing is: ……………
(a) const (b).#define (c) a and b (d) <iostream> (a) void (b) static (c) return (d) default

19). Two functions having the same signatures but 27). What is the result of the following code listing :
different implementation as a C++ feature is called: int item = 10;
int wages(double a){…} int *Ptr = &item;
int wages(double b){…} cout<<” \nThe output: ”<<(*Ptr + 10)<<endl;

(a) inheritance (b) overloading (c) overriding (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) *Ptr + 10
(d) encapsulation

20) A helper function known to and seen by only

members of its class is declared as:
(a) protected (b) local (c) private (d) public
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21) What happens to a line of code written after return
statement…………………………….
(a) unreachable (b) commented (c) deleted (d)
returned
22) What is the output if integer values 2 is received by 30) . In the following code, what is the output from
variable choice in the following code: cout if cin is used to read in the following string data:
cin>>choice; “object think”
switch(choice){
Case 1: cout<<"Hey "; break; #include <iostream>
Case 2: cout<<" How "; using namespace std;
Case 3: cout<<" Coding”; break; int main()
default: cout<<"\n Out of Range";
{
}
string name;
(a) Hey (b) How (c) Coding (d) How Coding cin >> name;
cout <<name;
}

(a) object (b) think (c) object think (d) o

23). Considering the following variable and pointer

initialization, what statement would print the value of
count?
int count = 25;
int *countPtr = &count;
(a) cout<< countPtr; (b) cout<< &countPtr;
(c) cout<<*countPtr; (d) cout<<countptr;
24) Consider the following array definition: 32) The following are common to both C and C++
char school[ ] = "Babcock"; except:
What is the element in school[2]………
(a) a (b) b (c) B (d) A (a) const (b) break (c) continue (d) bool
25). What is wrong with the following function call: 33) How do you describe the following operation in the
code block:
int costOfall(int x, string y, double z) //declaration { temp = x;
costOfall(20, 34.8, “Gowon Estate”); // function call x= y;
y = temp; }
(a) parameter type (b) function type (a) assignment (b) insertion
(c) function name (d) return type (c) swap (d) override
26). What is the operator for logical-and? 34) What does the following declaration/initialization
(a) && (b) & (c) AND (d) || also imply: double blend(32.5)
(a) double blend = 32.5; (b) double 32.5 = blend;
(c) double blend; (d) blend = 32.5;
35) Consider the following code chunk and find the 44) Write a C++ line of code to compute the value of
value of quotient: 2.5 raised to the power 3 using function pow:
int dividend, divisor, quotient; (a) p = pow(2.5, 3); (b) p = pow(3, 2.5);
dividend = 7; (c) p = power(2.5, 3); (d) p = power(3, 2.5);
divisor = 2;
quotient = dividend / divisor;
(a) 3.5 (b) 3.0 (c) 3 (d) 3.50

36) If a discount of 5% is given for buying 45) Which of the following is an address operator in
mayonnaise, what is the logic for amount paid: C++?
(a) amtPaid = totalCost – 5 * totalCost (a) * (b) & (c) _ (d) %
(b) amtPaid = totalCost – 0.5 * totalCost
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(c) amtPaid = totalCost – 0.05 * totalCost
(d) amtPaid = totalCost – 5 / totalCost
37) What is the output of the following: 46) What are the actual parameters in C++?
string name1 = "Tom"; a) Parameters with which functions are called
string name2 = "Bayo"; b) Parameters which are used in the definition of a
name2 = name1 + name2; function
cout<<name2; c) Variables other than passed parameters in a
(a) Tom Bayo (b) TomBayo (c) Bayo Tom function
(d) TomTom d) Variables that are never used in the function
38) If y is 10, what is the outcome of the following 47) Which of the following is called insertion
expression when evaluated: operator?
!( ( y < 3) | | ( y > 7) ) (a) << (b) >> (c) > (d) <
(a) true (b) false (c) both (d) nil
39) Consider the following enumerated type, what is 48) C++ is ______________
the value of element FIVE: a) procedural programming language
enum MyEnum{ONE = 17, TWO, THREE, b) object oriented programming language
FOUR = -2, FIVE}; c) functional programming language
(a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) 1 d) both procedural and object oriented programming
language
40) What is the final value of sum in the following 49) Which of the following is the scope resolution
code chunk operator?
{ int n, sum = 0; (a) . (b) * (c) :: (d) ~
for (n = 1; n <= 3 ; n++,n++)
sum = sum + n;
}
(a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 120 (d) 3
41) what is the value in candyPerPerson: 50) Identify the user-defined types from the
int totalCandy = 9, numberOfPeople = 4; following?
double candyPerPerson; a) enumeration
candyPerPerson = static_cast<double>(totalCandy) b) classes
/ numberOfPeople; c) both enumeration and classes
(a) 2 (b) 2.25 (c) 2.0 (d) 1 d) int
42) State a benefit of inheritance in Object Oriented
programming paradigm:
(a) information hiding (b) encapsulation
(c) reusability (d) objects
43) C ++ language was developed by:
(a) Dennis Ritchie (b) Charles Babbage
(c) Ada Augusta (d) Bjarne Stroustrup