Chapter 5: Review QuestionsΒΆ

 1. What value is returned by the following code fragment?

    int i = 7;
    y += i;
    if(i < 8)
        printf("The value is less than eight.\n");

    a) 7
    b) The value is less than eight.
    c) 8
    d) No value is returned, since the test is false.

 2. The correct conditional expression for the following
    code fragment is:

    max = z;
    if ( x + y > z )
        max = x + y;

    a) max = (x + y > z) : z : x + y;
    b) max = (x + y > z) ? x + y : z;
    c) max = (x + y > z) : x + y ? z;
    d) max = ?(x + y > z) : x + y : z;

 3. Which of the following is the correct nested if code?

    a)  if(c >= '0')
            if(c<= '9');
                printf("This is a number.\n");

    b)  if(c >= '0');
            if(c <= '9');
                printf("This is a number.\n");

    c)  if(c >= '0')
            if(c <= '9')
                printf("This is a number.\n");

    d)  if(c >= '0'):
            if(c <= '9')
                printf("This is a number.\n");

 4. Which of the following is a correct code fragment from
    a case construct?

    a)  case 1;
            rate = .01;
            break;

    b)  case 2:
            rate = .02;
            break;

    c)  case 3
            rate = .03;
            break;

    d)  case 4:
            rate = .01
            break;

 5. Which of the following identifies the purpose of
    'default' in a switch statement?

    a) it terminates the switch statement
    b) it identifies the values being compared
    c) it executes only if the test value does not equal
       any of the other cases in the switch
    d) it causes the compiler to skip the switch
       statement

 6. Which one of the following code fragments is written
    correctly?

    a) for(x = 0, x <= 200, ++x)

    b) for(x = 0; x <= 200; ++x);

    c) for(x = 0; x <= 200; ++x)

    d) for(x = 0; x <= 200; ++x;)

 7. How many times will the following message be printed?

    for ( x = 10, y = 0; x < 100; x += 10, y ++)
         printf("this is a test \n");

    a) 1 time

    b) 9 times

    c) 10 times

    d) 100 times

 8. In writing a for loop, which code fragment would be
    accepted?

    a) for(; x <= 10; ++x;)

    b) for(; x <= 10; ++x)

    c) for(x <= 10; ++x)

    d) for(x <= 10; ; ++x)

 9. Which of the following code fragments is correct?

    a)  while
        {
             (x < 21)
             printf("Hit me again\n");
             x++;
        }

    b)  while (x < 21);
        {
             printf("Hit me again\n");
             x++;
        }

    c)  while (x < 21) x++;
        {
              printf("Hit me again\n");
        }

    d)  while (x < 21)
        {
              printf("Hit me again\n");
              x++;
        }

10. At a minimum, how many times will the loop body of a
    while loop be executed?

    a) less than one time

    b) one time

    c) two times

    d) more than two times

11. With a while loop, what loop control component is
    required?

    a) initial value

    b) test condition

    c) loop increment

    d) do

12. Which of the following code fragments is correct?

    a)  do
        {   while (x < 21)
            printf("Hit me again\n");
        }
        x++;

    b)  do-while
        {
              printf("Hit me again\n");
              x++;
        }

    c)  do
        {
              printf("Hit me again\n");
              x++;
        }while(x < 21);

    d)  do
        {
              printf("Hit me again\n");
              x++;
        }while (x < 21)

13. With a do-while loop, which of the following is
    executed first?

    a) loop body

    b) while statement

    c) test condition

    d) loop control

14. With a do-while loop, the loop body is executed if the
    test condition is

    a) true, but not false

    b) false, but not true

    c) either true or false

    d) false to begin with and true later on

15. At a minimum, how many times will the loop body of a
    do-while loop be executed?

    a) less than one time

    b) one time

    c) two times

    d) more than two times

16. Which one of the following does not terminate the
    execution of a loop?

    a) continue statement

    b) break statement

    c) goto statement

    d) All of the above terminate the execution of a loop.

17. Which of the following code fragments is correct when a
    break statement is placed within a loop?

    a) break;
       if (cont == 'N' || cont == 'n')

    b) if (cont == 'N' || cont == 'n')
            :break

    c) if (cont == 'N' || cont == 'n')
            break;

    d) if (cont == 'N' || cont == 'n')
            break:

18. Given the following code fragment, what will happen if
     **y** is equal to 99?

    for(y = 0; y <= 100; ++y)
    {
         if (y % 10 != 0)
              continue;
         printf("%3d",y);
    }

    a) The for loop will terminate.

    b) the value of y will be incremented by one.

    c) The value of y will be printed.

    d) The  value  of  y  will  be  incremented  by one and
       printed.

19. Given the following code fragment, what values will be
    printed when  **x = 4**?

    for ( x = 1; x <= 5; x++)
    {
         y = 1;
         while (y <= 3)
         {
              printf("%3d",x*y);
              y++;
         }
    }

    a) 1  2  3

    b) 5  6  7

    c) 4  8  12

    d) 5  10  15

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