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Programming Fundamentals quiz 1

1. What will be the output of the following C++ code?


int a = 5, b = 10, c;
c = ++a * b-- - --a;
cout << c;
 50
 45
 55
 60
Answer: C) 55

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2. What is the output of the following code?


int x = 10, y = 20;
int result = (x < y) ? ++x : y--;
cout << x << " " << y << " " << result;
 10 19 11
 11 20 11
 11 19 11
 10 20 20
Answer: C) 11 19 11

3. What will be the output of this program?


int a = 3, b = 2, c = 1;
int result = (a > b) ? (b > c) ? a : b : c;
cout << result;
 1
 2
 3
 Compilation error
Answer: C) 3

4. Which of the following are valid reasons for a segmentation fault in C++?
 Dereferencing a null pointer
 Accessing an array out of bounds
 Infinite recursion
 All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above

5. Given the following C++ program, what will be the output?


int a = 7;
if (a++ > 7)
cout << "Hello ";
else if (a-- < 8)
cout << "World ";
else
cout << "!";
 Hello
 World
 !
 No output
Answer: B) World

6. Which of the following is true for switch statements in C++ when multiple
cases have the same label?
 The program will compile and execute normally.
 The program will compile but throw a runtime error.
 The program will not compile due to duplicate labels.
 The program will enter an infinite loop.
Answer: C) The program will not compile due to duplicate labels.

7. What will be the output of this code involving mixed unary and binary
operators?
int x = 5;
int y = --x * x++ + x;
cout << y;
 24
 25
 26
 27
Answer: C) 26

8. Which of the following is the correct behavior of the following code?


int a = 10;
int b = a++ + ++a;
cout << b;
 20
 22
 21
 Undefined behavior
Answer: D) Undefined behavior

9. Which of the following errors will occur when dividing by zero in C++ with
an integer variable?
 Syntax error
 Compilation error
 Runtime error
 Undefined behavior
Answer: C) Runtime error

10. What will be the output of the following C++ program?


int x = 5, y = 10;
x = y++ + --x - y--;
cout << x << " " << y;
 5 10
 4 10
 49
 69
Answer: C) 4 9

11. Which of the following conditions will lead to an infinite loop in C++?
 Using while(1) without a break
 Forgetting to increment a loop counter
 Using for loop without an update expression
 All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above

12. What is the result of the following code?


int x = 5, y = 2;
int z = ++x * y-- - --x / y;
cout << z;
 10
 12
 14
 Undefined behavior
Answer: B) 12
13. Which of the following is true for the switch statement?
 switch can work with integer and char types only.
 switch cases are evaluated using && operators internally.
 The default case is mandatory in every switch statement.
 switch cases are evaluated sequentially, regardless of their order.
Answer: A) switch can work with integer and char types only.

14. What will the following code print?


int x = 10;
if (++x == 11 && x-- == 11)
cout << "A";
else
cout << "B";
cout << x;
 A10
 A11
 B10
 B11
Answer: A) A10

15. What happens if you use a float expression in a switch statement in C++?
 The code will compile and run, treating float as int.
 The code will not compile due to type incompatibility.
 The program will throw a runtime error.
 The program will run, but the switch will be ignored.
Answer: B) The code will not compile due to type incompatibility.

16. What is the output of the following program with mixed conditional
operators?
int x = 5, y = 10, z = 15;
int result = (x < y && y > z) ? y : z;
cout << result;
 5
 10
 15
 0
Answer: C) 15

17. What will be printed by the following C++ program?


int a = 5, b = 10, c = 15;
if (a > b)
if (b > c)
cout << a;
else
cout << c;
else
cout << b;
 5
 10
 15
 Nothing (compilation error)
Answer: B) 10

18. Which of the following is true about switch fall-through in C++?


 Only default can fall through to the next case.
 All cases fall through unless a break is used.
 C++ prevents fall-through between switch cases.
 Fall-through is only allowed in certain compilers.
Answer: B) All cases fall through unless a break is used.

19. What will be the output of this code?


int x = 3;
int y = x++ + ++x + --x + x--;
cout << y;
 12
 11
 10
 13
Answer: A) 12

20. Which of the following is true for both ++ and -- operators in C++?
 They can only be used with integer types.
 They can only be used as prefix operators.
 They modify the operand directly.
 They cannot be used within conditional expressions.
Answer: C) They modify the operand directly.

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