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UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY


DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Title of Examination Computer Programming

Programme Bachelor of Engineering

Course Code EEB315

Maximum Marks 100

Time Allowed 2 Hours

Date December 2018

Instructions to Candidate:

1. Answer ANY FIVE (5) of the SIX questions.


2. Each question carries a maximum of 20 marks.
3. Write your I.D. number on all sheets used and insert them into the answer
book.

This examination paper contains 5 pages, including this Cover page.


Question 1

a) Explain the two different ways to comment a program in C++? [4 marks]


b) Suppose that sum and num are int variables and sum = 5 and num = 10. What will
be the value in sum after the statement sum += num executes? [2 marks]
c) Explain why the use of functions is important in programming [4 marks]
d) Write a C++ program that calculates the Future Value (FV), given the formula as
shown below

[6 marks]

e) Given the following code, what is the final value of i? Explain Your answer.

int i, j;
for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<3;j++)
{
if(i==2)
break; }
}

[4 marks]

Question 2

a) List and explain any three types of program errors [6 marks]

b) Write a C++ program that reads in 5 scores into an array and finds the product of
each score with the minimum score. [14 marks]

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Question 3

a) Explain the following terms used in C++ programming [8 marks]


i. Compilation
ii. Variable Declaration
iii. Scope resolution operator
iv. Debugging

b) What will the following program segment do? Explain your answer. [4 marks]

c) Write a program that sums even numbers between 2 and 20. [8 marks]

Question 4

a) List and explain any two ways to pass arguments to parameters in a function.
[4 marks]

b) What is the output of the following code fragments? Explain your answer.
[3 marks]
int trial (int a, int b)
{
if (b > a)
{
a=b;
return –a;}
else
{
return 0;}
}

float x=0, y=10, z;


z=trial(y,x);
cout << z << endl;

c) Define a function hypotenuse that calculates the hypotenuse of a right triangle


when the other two sides are given. The function should take two double
arguments and return the hypotenuse as a double. Use this function in a program
to determine the hypotenuse of a triangle. [13 marks]

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Question 5

a) Using an example, explain how the bool data type is used in C++ to manipulate
Boolean expressions. [3 marks]
b) Explain the difference between the (= =) operator and the (=) Operator as used in
C++ programming language. [4 marks]
c) What is the output of the following C++ code? Explain your answer. [5 marks]

int x = 55;
int y = 5;
switch (x % 7)
{
case 0:
case 1:
y++;
case 2:
case 3:
y = y + 2;
case 4:
break;
case 5:
case 6:
y = y – 3;
}
cout << y << endl;

d) Write a C++ program that outputs amount of income tax due, computed as
follows:
1. No tax on income up to P15,000
2. 5% on income between P15,001 to P25,000
3. 10% on income over P25,000 [8 marks]

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Question 6

a) State and explain any THREE access modifiers that define visibility of class
members (data members and member functions). [6 marks]

b) Write a C++ program for the Class diagram depicted in figure 1. [14 marks]

Figure 1 Circle Class Diagram

End of Examination Paper

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