Compsci Midterm Chapter 2
. Which of the following is a compiler directive:
#include <iostream>
What is the value of the following arithmetic expression if the variables have these values? a b c 7 3 10 a + b % c
10
What is the value of the following arithmetic expression if the variables have these values: p s x 5 20 6 p + 3 * x - s
3
10. What is the escape sequence for a linefeed?
Answer: '\n'
17. What is the result of the following arithmetic expression? 7 - 2 * (4 + 1)
Answer: -3
1. What symbol indicates that the following line is a comment?
Answer: // (or /*)
Write the following number in normal decimal notation: 734E-4
Answer: 0.0734
14. What is the output of the following code segment if the data entered are 3, 2 and 4? int x, y, z; cout << "Enter three numbers: "; cin >> x >> y >> z; y = x + z; x = z + 1; cout << x << " " << y<< " " << z;
Answer: 5 7 4
16. What is the result of the following arithmetic expression? 5 + 7/3
Answer: 7
6. What is an identifier?
Answer: A name for the data elements used in a program.
11. What is the following kind of statement called? int counter;
Answer: A variable declaration.
13. What is a prompt?
Answer: An output statement that informs the user what to enter.
2. What are the two kinds of statements inside a function?
Answer: Declaration statements and executable statements
5. What is the name for a word that has a specific meaning in C++?
Answer: Reserved word (or keyword)
15. Why do programmers use comments?
Answer: To help others read and understand the program.
18. Write the following statement in C++: a = 2bc^3
Answer: a = 2 * b * c * c * c
7. What would be the best choice for the data type for a person's middle initial?
Answer: char
4. What C++ word is used to read information in from the keyboard?
Answer: cin
12. If the variables name and color contain these values: name color "Elmo" "red" write a statement using these variables that will output: Elmo, the puppet, is red!
Answer: cout << name << ", the puppet, is " << color << "!";
8. What would be the best choice for the data type for the distance between two houses?
Answer: float (or double or long double)
19. Write the following statement in C++: x= (3y)/(5-z)
Answer: x = (3 * y)/(5 - z) OR x = 3 * y / (5 - z)
T/F: >> is used for output.
False
T/F: A C++ statement cannot extend over more than one line.
False
T/F: All data types take up the same amount of storage.
False
T/F: In C++ addition is always evaluated before subtraction.
False
T/F: It is best to use very short identifiers.
False
T/F: The computer will carry out the instructions that follow the symbol //
False
T/F: The following is an example of a declaration statement: cout << "Enter a number: ";
False
T/F: There is no limit on the size of the numbers that can be stored in the int data type.
False
3. What does the following statement do? cout << "This is good.";
It displays the words This is good on the screen
T/F: 76.45e-2 is a valid value for a float data type.
True
T/F: A program must have a main function.
True
T/F: An identifier must start with a letter or an underscore.
True
T/F: In the statement: cout << "Hello!" "Hello!" is called a string literal.
True
T/F: It is good program style to put spaces between words and symbols.
True
T/F: The value of 3/7 is 0.
True
T/F: There are only two possible values for the bool data type.
True
Which of the following could be used as an identifier?
first_name
What would be the best choice for the data type for a person's take home pay?
float
main is a:
function
Which of the following is not a valid identifier?
help!
What would be the best choice for the data type for the number of students in a class?
int
Which of the following statements is correct?
int day, night;
Which of the following is not a C++ reserved word?
number
Which of the following would be the best choice for a pay rate of a student?
pay_rate
What would be the best choice of data type for a person's address?
string
What kind of error is the following: float height = 6.0,
syntax
iostream is part of:
the C++ standard library
Which of the following lines must end with a semicolon (;)?
using namespace std
