C++ Chapter 2 Quiz
Which data type typically requires only one byte of storage?
short
True/False: A preprocessor directive does not require a semicolon at the end.
True
A statement that starts with a # symbol is called a:
Preprocessor directive
The float data type is considered ________ precision, and the double data type is considered ________ precision.
single, double
A character literal is enclosed in ________ quotation marks, whereas a string literal is enclosed in ________ quotation marks.
single, double
This function in C++ allows you to identify how many bytes of storage on your computer system an integer data value requires.
sizeof
This is used to mark the end of a complete C++ programming statement.
Semicolon
________ represent storage locations in the computer's memory.
Variable
Which character signifies the beginning of an escape sequence?
\
The ________ is/are used to display information on the computer's screen.
cout objective
________ must be included in any program that uses the cout object.
the header file iostream
The ________ causes the contents of another file to be inserted into a program.
#include directive
What is the modulus operator?
%
Which one of the following would be an illegal variable name?
3dGraph
These are data items whose values do not change while the program is running.
Literals
In programming terms, a group of characters inside a set of quotation marks is called a(n):
String literal
If you use a C++ key word as an identifier, your program will:
not compile
You must have a ________ for every variable you intend to use in a program.
Definition
A variable's ________ is the part of the program that has access to the variable.
data type
A variable's ________ is the part of the program that has access to the variable.
function named main
Character constants in C++ are always enclosed in ________.
'single quotation marks'
For every opening brace in a C++ program, there must be a:
Closing Brace
In a C++ program, two slash marks ( // ) indicate:
The beginning of a comment
True/False: Escape sequences are always stored internally as a single character.
True
True/False: When typing in your source code into the computer, you must be very careful since most of your C++ instructions, header files, and variable names are case sensitive.
True
This control sequence is used to skip over to the next horizontal tab stop.
\t
These are used to declare variables that can hold real numbers.
integers
In memory, C++ automatically places a ________ at the end of string literals.
Quotation marks