java chapter 3

30) What is the value of x after the following code has been executed? int x = 75; int y = 90; if ( x != y) x += y; A) 75 B) 90 C) 15 D) 165

D) 165

T/F: Unicode is an international encoding system that is extensive enough to represent ALL the characters of ALL the world's alphabets.

true

T/F: Because the || operator performs short-circuit evaluation, your boolean expression will generally be evaluated faster if the subexpression that is most likely to be true is on the left.

True

T/F: In a switch statement, each of the case values must be unique.

True

9) A block of code is enclosed in a set of: A) braces { } B) parentheses ( ) C) double quotes " " D) brackets [ ]

a) braces { }

T/F: In a switch statement, if two different values for the CaseExpression would result in the same code being executed, you must have two copies of the code, one after each CaseExpression.

False

T/F: Because the && operator performs short-circuit evaluation, your boolean expression will usually execute faster if the subexpression that is most likely false is on the left of the && operator.

True

47) What will be printed when the following code is executed? double x = 45678.259; String output = String.format("%,.1f", x); System.out.println(output); A) 45678.259 B) 45,678.259 C) 45,678.26 D) 45,678.3

D) 45,678.3

T/F: The String.format method works exactly like the System.out.printf method, except that it does not display the formatted string on the screen.

True

T/F: The System.out.printf method formats a string and displays it in the console window.

True

1) The ________ statement is used to make simple decisions in Java. A) do/while B) for C) branch D) if

d) if

3) This type of operator determines whether a specific relationship exists between two values: A) Logical B) Mathematical C) Unary D) Relational

d) relational

33) Enclosing a group of statements inside a set of braces creates a: A) block of statements B) boolean expression C) loop D) nothing, it is just for readability

A) block of statements

44) The switch statement is a: A) Multiple alternative decision structure B) Nested decision structure C) Sequence structure D) Test expression

A) multiple alternative decision structure

16) In most editors, you are indenting by one level each time that you press this key: A) Tab B) Shift C) Alt D) Space

A) tab

12) In Java, when a character is stored in memory, it is actually stored as a(n): A) Unicode number B) ASCII character code C) EBCDIC character code D) Morse code

A) unicode number

5) Which one of the following is the not equal operator? A) <> B) NOT C) *& D) !=

d) !=

39) What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate = 0.0; int purchase = 1250; 9 if (purchase > 1000) discountRate = .05; if (purchase > 750) discountRate = .03; if (purchase > 500) discountRate = .01; else discountRate = 0; A) .05 B) .03 C) .01 D) 0

C) .01

45) What will be the value of charges after the following code is executed? double charges, rate = 7.00; int time = 180; charges = time <= 119 ? rate * 2 : time / 60.0 * rate; A) 7.00 B) 14.00 C) 21.00 D) 28.00

C) 21.00

22) If str1 and str2 are both Strings, which of the following will correctly test to determine whether str1 is less than str2? (1) (str1 < str2) (2) (str1.equals(str2) < 0) (3) (str1.compareTo(str2) < 0) A) 1, 2, and 3 will all work B) 2 C) 3 D) 2 and 3

C) 3

17) If you prematurely terminate an if statement with a semicolon, the compiler will: A) Not display an error message B) Assume you are placing a null statement there C) All of the above D) None of the above

C) all of the above

34) This is a boolean variable that signals when some condition exists in the program: A) Sentinel B) Block C) Flag D) Case

C) flag

35) Which of the following correctly tests the char variable chr to determine whether it is NOT equal to the character B? A) if (chr > 'B') B) if (chr < 'B') C) if (chr != 'B') D) if (chr != "B")

C) if (chr != 'B')

41) Which of the following is the correct boolean expression to test for: int x being a value less than or equal to 500 or greater than 650, and int y not equal to 1000? A) ((x >= 500 && x <650) && (y != 1000)) B) ((x <= 500 OR x > 650) AND !(y.equal(1000))) C) ((x >= 500 || x < 650) || (y != 1000)) D) ((x <= 500 || x > 650) && !(y == 1000))

D) ((x <= 500 || x > 650) && !(y ==1000))

38) What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate = 0.0; int purchase = 100; if (purchase > 1000) discountRate = .05; else if (purchase > 750) discountRate = .03; else if (purchase > 500) discountRate = .01; A) .05 B) .03 C) .01 D) 0.0

D) 0.0

50) What does the following code display? double x = 12.3798146; System.out.printf("%.2f\n", x); A) 123798146 B) 1238 C) %12.38 D) 12.38

D) 12.38

42) If str1 and str2 are both Strings, which of the following expressions will correctly determine whether they are equal? (1)(str1 == str2) (2) str1.equals(str2) (3)(str1.compareTo(str2) == 0) A) 1, 2, and 3 will all work B) 1 and 2 C) 1 and 3 D) 2 and 3

D) 2 and 3

24) What will be the value of pay after the following statements are executed? int hours = 45; double pay, payRate = 10.00; pay = hours <= 40 ? hours * payRate : 40 * payRate + (hours - 40) * payRate * 1.5; A) 400.00 B) 450.00 C) 465.00 D) 475.00

D) 475.00

27) Which of the following will format 12.78 to display as 12.8%? A) System.out.printf("%2.1d%", 12.78); B) System.out.printf("%.2f%%", 12.78); C) System.out.printf("%1.2d%", 12.78); D) System.out.printf("%.1f%%", 12.78);

D) System,out.printf("%1f%%", 12.78);

23) To do a case insensitive compare which of the following could be used to test the equality of two strings, str1 and str2? A) (str1.equalsIgnoreCase(str2)) B) (str1.compareToIgnoreCase(str2) == 0) C) Only A D) A and B

D) a and b

31) What is the value of ans after the following code has been executed? int x = 40; int y = 40; int ans = 0; if (x = y) ans = x + 10; A) 50 B) 80 C) 30 D) No value, this is a syntax error.

D) no value, this is a syntax error.

43) What will be printed when the following code is executed? int y = 10; if ( y == 10) { int x = 30; x += y; } System.out.print("x = "); System.out.print(x); A) x = 30 B) x = 40 C) x = 20 D) x is unknown when the last statement is executed.

D) x is unknown when the last statement is executed

46) What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate; char custType = 'B'; switch (custType) { case 'A': discountRate = .08; break; case 'B': discountRate = .06; case 'C': discountRate = .04; default: discountRate = 0.0; } A) .08 B) .06 C) .04 D) 0.0

D0 0.0

T/F: Programs never need more than one path of execution.

FALSE

T/F: An important style rule you should follow when writing if statements is to line up the conditionally executed statement with the if statement.

False

T/F: When testing for character values, the switch statement does not test for the case of the character

False

T/F: When two Strings are compared using the compareTo method, the cases of the two strings are not considered.

False

48) Which of the following will format 12.7801 to display as $12.78? A) System.out.printf("$%,.2f", 12.7801); B) System.out.printf("%f", 12.7801); C) System.out.printf("%.2f$$", 12.7801); D) System.out.printf("$d", 12.7801);

System.out.printf("$%,.2f", 12.7801);

T/F: An important style rule you should adopt for writing if statements is to write the conditionally executed statement on the line after the if statement.

TRUE

T/F: The if/else statement will execute one group of statements if its boolean expression is true or another group if its boolean expression is false.

TRUE

T/F: A local variable's scope always ends at the closing brace of the block of code in which it is declared.

True

21) ________ works like this: If the expression on the left side of the && operator is false, the expression the right side will not be checked. A) Short-circuit evaluation B) Reverse logic C) Boolean logic D) Relational evaluation

a) short-circuit evaluation

2) A Boolean expression is one that is either: A) true or false B) x or y C) Positive or negative D) None of the above

a) true or false

7) What will be the value of ans after the following code has been executed? int ans = 10; int x = 65; int y = 55; if (x >= y) ans = x + y; A) 10 B) 120 C) 100 D) No value, there is a syntax error.

b) 120

6) What will be the value of x after the following code is executed? int x = 75; int y = 60; if (x > y) x = x - y; A) 75 B) 15 C) 60 D) 135

b) 15

14) What will be the values of ans, x, and y after the following statements are executed? int ans = 35, x = 50, y =50; if ( x >= y) { ans = x + 10; x -=y; } else { ans = y + 10; y += x; } A) ans = 60, x = 50, y =100 B) ans = 60, x =0, y =50 C) ans = 45, x = 50, y = 0 D) ans = 45, x = 50, y = 50

b) ans = 60, x= 0, y=50

13) This is an international coding system that is extensive enough to represent all the characters of all the world's alphabets: A) ASCII B) Unicode C) Java D) None of the above

b) unicode

20) Which of the following is the correct boolean expression to test for: int x being a value between, but not including, 500 and 650, or int y not equal to 1000? A) ((x >= 500 && x <= 650) && (y != 1000)) B) ((x > 500 AND x < 650) OR !(y.equal(1000))) C) ((x > 500 && x < 650) || (y != 1000)) D) ((x < 500 && x > 650) || !(y == 1000))

c ((x> 500 && x < 650)) || (y !=1000))

8) What will be the value of ans after the following code has been executed? int x = 90, y = 55, ans = 10; if ( x == y); ans *= 2; A) 10 B) 145 C) 20 D) No value, there is a syntax error

c) 20

18) What would be the value of bonus after the following statements are executed? int bonus, sales = 1250; if (sales > 1000) bonus = 100; if (sales > 750) bonus = 50; if (sales > 500) bonus = 25; else bonus = 0; A) 100 B) 500 C) 25 D) 0

c) 25

37) What will be the values of ans, x, and y after the following statements are executed? int ans = 0, x = 15, y =25; if ( x >= y) { ans = x + 10; x -=y; } else { ans = y + 10; y += x; } A) ans = 0, x = 15, y = 25 B) ans = 25, x = -10, y = 25 C) ans = 35, x = 15, y = 40 D) ans = 25, x = 15, y = 40

c) ans = 35, x = 15, y = 40

10) A flag may have the values: A) 0 or 1 B) +1 or -1 C) true or false D) of any character

c) true or false

28) The expression tested by an if statement must evaluate to: A) 0 or 1 B) +1 or -1 C) true or false D) t or f

c) true or false

4) Which of the following expressions will determine whether x is less than or equal to y? A) x > y B) x =< y C) x <= y D) x >= y

c) x<=y

15) What will be the value of bonus after the following code is executed? int bonus, sales = 10000; if (sales < 5000) bonus = 200; else if (sales < 7500) bonus = 500; else if (sales < 10000) bonus = 750; else if (sales < 20000) bonus = 1000; else bonus = 1250; A) 200 B) 500 C) 750 D) 1000 E) 1250

d) 1000

32) What is the value of ans after the following code has been executed? int x = 35; int y = 20, ans = 80; if (x < y); ans += y; A) 80 B) 100 C) 35 D) 55

B) 100

26) What will be printed when the following code is executed? double x = 45678.259; System.out.printf("%,.2f", x); A) 45678.259 B) 0,045,678.26 C) 45,678.26 D) 45,678.3

C) 45,678.26

What would be the value of bonus after the following statements are executed? int bonus, sales = 85000; char dept = 'S'; if (sales > 100000) if (dept == 'R') bonus = 2000; else bonus = 1500; else if (sales > 75000) if (dept == 'R') bonus = 1250; else bonus = 1000; else bonus = 0; A) 2000 B) 1500 C) 1250 D) 1000

d) 1000

11) If chr is a character variable, which of the following if statements is written correctly? A) if (chr = "a") B) if (chr == "a") C) if (chr = 'a') D) if (chr == 'a')

d) if *chr == 'a')

40) What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate = 0.0; int purchase = 1250; char cust = 'N'; if (purchase > 1000) if (cust == 'Y') discountRate = .05; else discountRate = .04; else if (purchase > 750) if (cust == 'Y') discountRate = .04; else discountRate = .03; else discountRate = 0; A) .05 B) .04 C) .03 D) 0

B) .04

25) What would be the value of x after the following statements were executed? int x = 10; switch (x) { case 10: x += 15; case 12: x -= 5; break; default: x *= 3; } A) 5 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30

B) 20

49) What does the following code display? int d = 9, e = 12; System.out.printf("%d %d\n", d, e); A) %d %d B) 9 12 C) %d 9 D) %9 %12

B) 9 12

29) These operators use two operands: A) Unary B) Binary C) Tertiary D) None of the above

B) binary

36) In an if/else statement, if the boolean expression is false: A) the first statement or block is executed B) the statement or block following the else is executed C) all statements or blocks are executed D) no statements or blocks are executed

B) the statements or block following the else is executed