ITN 171 Exam 4 Study Guide

denotes the beginning of a block of code

{

The source code of a C program file is stored in a file with the ____ extension.

.c

denotes the beginning of a comment

/*

Runlevel ____ shuts the system down.

0

Runlevel ____ is multiuser mode, but network services are not enabled.

2

Runlevel ____ is full multiuser mode with network services enabled and nongraphical access.

3

Runlevel ____ is multiuser mode enabling graphical access via X Window.

5

In an X Window System, the desktop enables you to create and place icons in your screen’s workspace from which to start programs or windows.

True

The C language was partly developed to resolve the more lengthy requirements of assembly language.

True

You can transport files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office programs by saving the files with the appropriate extensions.

True

a single byte in which all bits are set to zero

null

A compiler is a program that translates the source code into ____ code, which consists of binary instructions.

object

When you ____ software, you are adapting it from one type of computer or operating system to run on a different computer or operating system.

port

The ____ of a variable is the part of the program in which the variable is defined and, therefore, accessible.

scope

When you represent character data in a program as a character constant, you enclose the character in ____.

single quotation marks

If your system does not start the X Window System automatically, you can start it by using the ____ command from the command line.

startx

is a header file

stdio.h

A(n) ____ is a group of characters, such as a name.

string

C++ uses // to denote a comment line.

true

In KDE, you can configure up to ____ different desktops.

twenty

The decrement operator is a(n) ____ operator.

unary

You can use three modifiers with int data types: short, long, and ____.

unsigned

The ____ program of OpenOffice.org is a program for creating presentations including slide shows, drawings, outlines, handouts and others; and also includes diagramming tools, animation capabilities, and 3D effects.

Impress

____ have special meanings, so you cannot use them as names for variables or functions.

Keywords

In KDE, there is a ____ that provides similar functions to the Panel in GNOME.

Kicker

The KDE terminal program is called ____.

Konsole

The ____ program of OpenOffice.org is a mathematical equation tool used to set up and solve mathematical equations.

Math

____ is the ability to port software to more or less powerful machines.

Scalability

A variable's data type determines the upper and lower limits of its range of values.

True

Base is an OpenOffice.org tool for creating and maintaining databases so that you can generate tables, indexes, and queries and reports, and perform other functions typically available in robust database software.

True

C can be described as a language that uses relatively short, isolated functions to break down large, complex tasks into small and easily resolved subtasks.

True

KDE is set by default to enable ____ desktops.

four

command for the C compiler in Linux operating systems

gcc

Automatic variables are ____ to the function in which they are declared.

local

every C program must contain this function

main()

The ____ utility tracks what needs to be recompiled by using the time stamp field for each source file.

make

is a preprocessor directive

#include<stdio.h>

modulus operator

%

The ____ scanf() format specifier is used to indicate that scanf() should interpret the input value as a pointer.

%P

The ____ format specifier is used to denote a signed decimal integer.

%d

The ____ format specifier is used to denote a floating point number in decimal notation.

%f

C/C++'s increment operator is

++

____ is a low-level language that provides maximum access to all the computer's devices, both internal and external.

Assembly language

____ is the language in which UNIX was developed and refined.

C

The ____ program of OpenOffice.org is a spreadsheet program for managing numbers and data.

Calc

The ____ program of OpenOffice.org is a drawing package for creating graphics and diagrams that supports 3D graphics and multiple formatting techniques.

Draw

A popular X server system for Windows-based PCs is ____ from Hummingbird Connectivity.

Exceed

Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan rewrote most of UNIX using C++ in the early 1960s.

False

Konsole is similar to the Panel in GNOME and the Taskbar in Microsoft Windows.

False

OpenOffice.org is not available for Windows systems.

False

The word null is used to indicate that a function returns no data

False

Unlike many other library input functions, readf() can be used to input values of a variety of data types.

False

____ are continuous streams of data.

Files

The ____ program of OpenOffice.org is a complete word processor for writing short or book-length documents.

Writer

In X Window network terminology, the system that hosts and executes the program is called the ____.

X client

In X Window network terminology, the underlying desktop system from which you run a program is called the ____.

X server

executable file which, by default, contains a compiled C program

a.out

A(n) ____ is a small application written specifically to be placed on the GNOME Panel.

applet

The original UNIX operating system was written in ____.

assembly language

The ____ data type occupies a single byte.

char

____ is an example of how you can declare a string in C.

char name[20];

In X Window terminology, the ____ provides the specific GUI appearance, software applications, and other resources that you use.

desktop

C provides three looping mechanisms: the for loop, the while loop, and the ____ loop.

do-while

When you use string constants in your C program, they must be enclosed in ____.

double quotation marks

The output of a linker is a(n) ____ file.

executable

fgetch() reads a single character from the file and points to it.

false