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Week 6 July 2023 Solution

The document contains the solutions to 10 multiple choice questions related to arrays in C programming. The questions cover topics such as the definition of an array, index of first element in an array, common loops used to iterate through arrays, finding the sum of array elements using a for loop, and evaluating code snippets containing array indexing and operations. The solutions provided explain the reasoning for each multiple choice answer in 1-2 sentences.

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Week 6 July 2023 Solution

The document contains the solutions to 10 multiple choice questions related to arrays in C programming. The questions cover topics such as the definition of an array, index of first element in an array, common loops used to iterate through arrays, finding the sum of array elements using a for loop, and evaluating code snippets containing array indexing and operations. The solutions provided explain the reasoning for each multiple choice answer in 1-2 sentences.

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Week 6 Assignment Solution

1. What is an array in C?
a) A collection of similar data elements with the same data type.
b) A built-in function that performs mathematical calculations.
c) A keyword used for declaring variables.
d) A data type used to store characters only.

Solution: a) A collection of similar data elements with the same data type.

Explanation: An array in C is a collection of elements of the same data type stored in


contiguous memory locations. Each element in the array can be accessed using an
index, which starts from 0 and goes up to (array_size - 1).

2. What is the index of the first element in an array?


a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) The index can vary depending on the array size.

Solution: a) 0

Explanation: In C, array indices start from 0. Therefore, the index of the first element in an
array is 0, the second element's index is 1, and so on.

3. Which loop is commonly used to iterate through all elements of an array in C?


a) for loop
b) while loop
c) do-while loop
d) switch loop

Solution: a) for loop

Explanation: The "for" loop is commonly used to iterate through all elements of an array in C.
It allows precise control over the loop variable and is well-suited for iterating over a
range of elements, as required in array traversal.

4. An integer array of dimension 15 is declared in a C program. The memory location of


the first byte of the array is 2000. What will be the location of the 13th element of the
array? Assume int takes 2 bytes of memory.
a) 2013
b) 2024
c) 2026
d) 2030
Solution: (b) Integer takes two bytes of memory. As the memory assignment to the elements is
consecutive and the index starts from 0, the 13th element will be located at 2000+(12×2)
=2024.

5. How can you find the sum of all elements in a 1D array "arr" with 5 elements using
loop in C?
a) sum = arr[0] + arr[1] + arr[2] + arr[3] + arr[4];
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b) sum = arr[5];
c) for (int i = 0; i <= 5; i++) { sum += arr[i]; }
d) for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { sum += arr[i]; }

Solution: d) for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { sum += arr[i]; }

Explanation: To find the sum of all elements in a 1D array "arr" with 5 elements, you can use
a "for" loop to iterate through the array and add each element to the "sum" variable. The
code provided correctly calculates the sum of all elements.

6. What is the output of the following code?

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
int i = 0;
while (i < 5) {
printf("%d ", arr[i]);
i += 2;}
return 0;
}

a) 135
b) 12345
c) 123
d) 14

Solution: a) 1 3 5

Explanation: The provided code uses a "while" loop to print elements of the array "arr" with
an increment of 2 for the loop counter "i." The loop starts at index 0 and prints elements
at indices 0, 2, and 4. The output will be "1 3 5."

7. What will be the output?


#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int arr[]={1,2,3,4,5,6};
int i,j,k;
j=++arr[2];
k=arr[1]++;
i=arr[j++];
printf("i=%d, j=%d, k=%d", i, j, k);
return 0;
}

a) i=5, j=5, k=2


b) i=6, j=5, k=3
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c) i=6, j=4, k=2


d) i=5, j=4, k=2

Solution: (a) k=arr[1]++ due to post increment operation, assignment is done first. so it actually
becomes k=arr[1]=2. j=++arr[2]=++3=4. i=arr[j++]=arr[4++]=arr[4]=5 (as its post
increment hence assignment is done first). Due to post increment in i=arr[j++], value of
j is also incremented and finally becomes 5. So, finally i=5, j=5, k=2.

8. What will be the output after execution of the program?


#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, a[4]={3,1,2,4}, result;
result=a[0];
for(i=1; i<4; i++)
{
if(result>a[i])
continue;
result=a[i];
}
printf("%d", result);
return 0;
}

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Solution: (d) The program finds the maximum element of an array. Hence, the output is 4.

9. What will be the output?


#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int n = 2;
int sum = 5;
switch(n)
{
case 2: sum = sum-3;
case 3: sum*=4;
break;
default:
sum =0;

}
printf("%d", sum);
return 0;
}
Week 6 Assignment Solution

Solution: 8 ( Short answer type)


n=2 therefore switch(2) i.e. case 2 will be executed. Inside case 2, sum becomes sum-3 = 5-2
= 2. As there is no break statement after case 2, therefore case 3 is also executed. Inside
case 3, sum becomes sum*4= 2*4=8. After that the execution finds a break statement
and comes out of the switch. So, finally 8 is printed.

10. Find the output of the following C program


#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int a;
int arr[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
arr[1] = ++arr[1];
a = arr[1]++;
arr[1] = arr[a++];
printf("%d, %d", a, arr[1]);
return 0;
}

a) 5, 4
b) 5, 5
c) 4, 4
d) 3, 4

Solution: (c)
The execution steps are as follows:
1. arr[1] = ++arr[1];  arr[1]=++2=3 so, arr={1, 3, 3, 4, 5}
2. a = arr[1]++;  a=arr[1]=3 (due to post increment). arr remains the same as step 1.
3. arr[1] = arr[a++];  arr[1]=arr[a]=arr[3]=4. arr={1, 4, 3, 4, 5}. a is incremented to 3+1=4
after the assignment is done.
4. Finally, a=4 and arr[1]=4 are printed

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