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ZIMBABWE
MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND ‘TERTIARY EDUCATION,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(HEXCO)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
“ IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: Programming Using C++ PAPER NO: 317/18/S02A
(Theory)
DURATION: 3 Hours
MARCH/APRIL EXAMINATION
REQUIREMENTS
Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
Answer all questions
This paper consists of 3 printed pages. PAP!
ER NO: 17/18/8094 PROGRAMMING USING C++ (THEORY,
QUESTION 1
8) Giving reasons, indicat
invalid identifier:
i) class
private
false
college
stud_Id
le whether cach of the following is a valid or
(10 marks)
b) Write Pseudocode to determi
whether it isa pass or a fail
two marks.
QUESTION 2
a) Evaluate the following expressions given that a = 10 and b = 5
i) at=b;
ii) c= (a=65)
Cout <<"Age is greater than or equal to 65° < 0)
{
cout<=1)
if (c % 2==0) ,
cout <48:8(7<=8)II1(4)
vy) (‘A°%2)==0 (10 marks)
b) Distinguish between break and continue in C++ loops and use program
segments to illustrate your answer. (8 marks)
¢) Explain the purpose of the “default” keyword in a switch statement.
(2 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Explain the two (2) ways used to define member functions in C++
programming (4 marks)
b) Differentiate a constructor from a destructor (4 marks)
(10 marks)
¢)
Explain any five (5) data types used in C++ ‘ing array a,
Y declaration int numArray| | = (16, 4, 29, 42, -8, 6,
b)
Write
Program Statements to
) Dis
Play th
© Sum of all the odd elements in the array (4 marks)
i) Pin
Pons d the largest element in the array (3 mark:
- marks)
Play the elements of the array starting with the last one
iv) Set the fit =
fifth element of the array to 34, (1 mark)
Distinguish between the following
)) Void function and value returning function
ii) Pass by value and pass by address
ii) Formal parameters and arguments
iv) Global scope and local scope
Function prototype and function definition (10 marks)
v
QUESTION 5
a)
b)
¢)
Declare a structure to hold the following product details: product
number, product name and unit price for twenty different products in
stock. (5 marks)
Write a C++ code segment to display the details of all the products in
(6 marks)
stock.
Determine the default file opening mode(s) for each of the following file
classes
i) ofstream
ii) ifstream
(6 marks)
iii) fstream
Determine the effect of the following C++ program segment.
ofstream thisfile;
thisfile.open(“we.txt’, ios:: outlios:: applios::binary); (4 marks)
we / km, zImnabwe
INNOUNISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION,
VATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
| HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS. COUNCIL
(HEXCO)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: Programming using C++ (Theory)
DURATION: 3 hours
[ MARCH/APRIL 2022 EXAMINATION ]
REQUIREMENTS
PAPER NO: 317/18/S02A
Answer booklet
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
Answer all questions.
This paper consists of 5 printed pages. PAPER NO: 317/18/802
PROGRAMMING USING C+ THEORY
QUESTION 1
Flow Chart
BMI=weight/(height)?
Uinderwei
Display
“Normal
weight”
Display
“Overweight” PAPER No
LIBLSO2A ~ PROGRAMMING USING CH TH
R
a) Given the above flow
chart, write @ corresponding algorithm, (10 marks)
b) Explain the following OOP terms:
inictor Goan
i) Data abs marke)
©) Differentiate between a run time and a compile time error, giving examples of
cach. (4 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) Give an cxample for each of the following components of a C+ program:
Single line comment (2 marks)
Pre-processor directive (2 marks)
Global declaration (2 marks}
C++ statement (2 marks)
Local variable (2 marks)
Convert the following mathematical expressions to valid C++ expressions:
i) m=¥ety (3 marks)
bet (2 marks)
ae oy
QUESTION 3
a) Determine the values of x, y and z after execution of the program segment.
int x=10, y=12, 2=
switch (x)
{
case 9:
case 10:
case 1
default: (6 marks) ¢)
302A = PROGRAMMING USING c+ THEORY
Aments explain the following control structures:
i) While loop
ii) For loop (3 marks)
iii) If... else statement (3 marks)
(3 marks)
int array [5]=(13, 20, 64, 50, 29);
Write code segment to perform the following:
QUESTION 4
a)
b)
i) Subtract first element from last clement.
; - (2
ii) Find the average of clements in the array. e mare)
iii) Display the array clements in reverse order, (3 marks)
Given the following declaration:
struct addr
{int houseno;
char strect [30};
char city [20];
B
struct student
{ ° int studentno;
char name [30];
addr address;
} ITStudents [5];
(10 marks)
Write a code segment to input details of five students.
Write a function that accepts two integer parameters using the pass by
reference method. ‘The function calculates and returns the sum of the two
(8 marks)
integers.
Write a statement to display the value returned by the function in (b).
(2 marks) A ee
PAPER NO: 317/18/S02A ~ PROGRAMMING |
(QUESTION 5
a) Explain the following methods as they are used in file processing:
i) Is_open () (2 marks)
i) eof () (2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
iii) getline ()
iv) close ()
v) open ()
class
tructure of a C+t
{10 marks)
b) With the aid of an example describe the general s'
wih
definition. ZIMBABWE
MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION,
INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(HEXCO)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: Programming Using C++ (Theory) PAPER NO: 317/18/S02A
DURATION: 3 Hours
REQUIREMENTS
Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all questions
This paper consists of 4 printed pages. PAPER NO: 317/18/802A - PROGRAMMING USING C++ (THEORY)
QUESTION 1.
Outline any five (5) differences between object oriented programming
a)
(10 marks)
(OOP) and procedural oriental programming (POP).
Draw aflowchart for a program to calculate and display the sum of all
»)
integers from 1 to 30. (10 marks)
UESTION 2
a) Complete the following table
Escape Character
Carriage return
(10 marks)
b) Indicate the most appropriate data type for each of the following
variables
i) Age
ii) Married
iii) Initial
iv) Price
v) Name (6 marks)
QUESTION 3
Write code segments to illustrate the use of the following control structures
a) If statement
b) While loop
c) — do...while loop
d) for loop
e) switch case (10 marks) PAPER NO: 317/18/S02A = PROGRAMMING US! ING C++ (THEORY)
QUESTION 4
Given the following code segment:
a)
int mum[]= {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
int t= 2
cout<
