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Unit 4

This document contains a series of questions and answers related to programming in C, covering topics such as directives, variable declaration, library functions, user-defined functions, recursion, structures, pointers, and file handling. Each question is followed by the correct answer, providing a concise overview of fundamental C programming concepts. It serves as a study guide for understanding key elements of the C programming language.

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Unit 4

This document contains a series of questions and answers related to programming in C, covering topics such as directives, variable declaration, library functions, user-defined functions, recursion, structures, pointers, and file handling. Each question is followed by the correct answer, providing a concise overview of fundamental C programming concepts. It serves as a study guide for understanding key elements of the C programming language.

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Unit- 4

Programming in C
1. What does the #include directive do in a C program?
a) Declares variables
b) Defines constants
c) Includes header files
d) Compiles the program

Answer: c

2. What is the correct syntax to declare an integer variable in C?


a) int var;
b) var int;
c) integer var;
d) int = var;

Answer: a

3. What is a library function in C?


a) A user-defined function
b) A function pre-defined in C libraries
c) A function without parameters
d) A function written in assembly language

Answer: b

4. Which keyword is used to define a function in C?


a) function
b) def
c) No specific keyword
d) void

Answer: c

5. What is the advantage of user-defined functions?


a) Improves code reusability
b) Reduces compilation time
c) Limits memory usage
d) Removes the need for libraries

Answer: a

6. What does a function prototype provide in C?


a) Function implementation
b) Return type and parameter details
c) Variable declarations
d) Memory allocation

Answer: b

7. Which keyword is used to return a value from a function?


a) return
b) exit
c) output
d) end

Answer: a

8. What is "call by value"?


a) Passing the memory address of variables
b) Passing a copy of the variable's value
c) Calling the function without arguments
d) Returning multiple values

Answer: b

9. Which storage class has a lifetime limited to the block in which it is declared?
a) automatic
b) static
c) external
d) register

Answer: a

10. What is the default storage class for variables in C?


a) auto
b) static
c) extern
d) register

Answer: a

11. Which problem is typically solved using recursion?


a) Sorting
b) Fibonacci series
c) Matrix multiplication
d) File handling

Answer: b

12. What is the base case in recursion?


a) The recursive function call
b) The stopping condition
c) The condition for infinite recursion
d) The last line of code

Answer: b

13. How do you access a structure member?


a) ->
b) .
c) &
d) *

Answer: b

14. What is the main difference between a structure and a union?


a) Structures use pointers; unions do not
b) Structures allocate separate memory for each member, unions share memory
c) Structures cannot contain arrays, unions can
d) Structures are faster than unions

Answer: b

15. What does the indirection operator (*) do in C?


a) Access the address of a variable
b) Access the value stored at a memory location
c) Perform multiplication
d) Create a pointer

Answer: b

16. Which of the following is true about pointer assignment?


a) A pointer can point to any data type
b) A pointer must point to the same data type
c) Pointers are always initialized to NULL
d) Pointers cannot be reassigned

Answer: b

17. Which file function is used to write an integer to a file?


a) putw
b) getw
c) putc
d) fwrite

Answer: a

18. What does the fscanf function do?


a) Writes formatted output to a file
b) Reads formatted input from a file
c) Reads a single character from a file
d) Appends data to a file

Answer: b

19. What is the default mode of opening a file using fopen in C?


a) Write mode
b) Read mode
c) Append mode
d) Binary mode

Answer: b

20. In random file access, which function moves the file pointer to a specific location?
a) fseek
b) ftell
c) rewind
d) fwrite

Answer: a

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