Exam Practice Tests
Functions
What is the output of the following program?
Answer
5
2
7
"getValue(x)"
A function ________ eliminates the need to place a function definition before all calls to
the function.
Answer
header
prototype
argument
parameter
None of these
________ functions may have the same name, as long as their parameter lists are
different.
Answer
Only two
Two or more
Zero
Un-prototyped
None of these
A(n) ________ argument is passed to a parameter when the actual argument is left out
of the function call.
Answer
false
true
null
default
None of these
This is a dummy function that is called instead of the actual function it represents.
Answer
main function
stub
driver
overloaded function
Here is the header for a function named computeValue:
Which of the following is a valid call to the function?
Answer
computeValue(10)
computeValue(10);
void computeValue(10);
void computeValue(int x);
What is the output of the following program?
Answer
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
EXIT_FAILURE and ________ are named constants that may be used to indicate
success or failure when the exit( ) function is called.
Answer
EXIT_TERMINATE
EXIT_SUCCESS
EXIT_OK
RETURN_OK
None of these
Which line in the following program contains a call to the showDub function?
Answer
4
6
10
15
Functions are ideal for use in menu-driven programs. When a user selects a menu item,
the program can ________ the appropriate function.
Answer
call
prototype
define
declare
None of these
A ________ variable is declared outside all functions.
Answer
local
global
floating-point
counter
None of these
Look at the following function prototype.
What is the data type of the funtion's parameter variable?
Answer
int
double
void
can't tell from the prototype
This statement causes a function to end.
Answer
end
terminate
return
release
None of these
If a function is called more than once in a program, the values stored in the function's
local variables do not ________ between function calls.
Answer
persist
execute
communicate
change
None of these
A function ________ contains the statements that make up the function.
Answer
definition
prototype
call
expression
parameter list
A(n) ________ is information that is passed to a function, and a(n) ________ takes the information that is passed to
the function.
Answer
function call, function header
parameter, argument
argument, parameter
prototype, header
None of these
This function causes a program to terminate, regardless of which function or control
mechanism is executing.
Answer
terminate( )
return( )
continue( )
exit( )
None of these
When used as parameters, these types of variables allow a function to access the
parameter's original argument.
Answer
reference
floating-point
counter
undeclared
None of these
What is the output of the following program?
Answer
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
Which line in the following program contains the prototype for the showDub function?
Answer
4
6
10
15
A function can have zero to many parameters, and it can return this many values.
Answer
zero to many
no
only one
a maximum of ten
None of these
This type of variable is defined inside a function and is not accessible outside the
function.
Answer
global
reference
local
counter
None of these
It is a good programming practice to ________ your functions by writing comments that
describe what they do.
Answer
execute
document
eliminate
prototype
None of these
Which of the following statements about global variables is true?
Answer
A global variable is accessible only to the main function.
A global variable is declared in the highest-level block in which it is used.
A global variable can have the same name as a variable that is declared locally within a
function.
If a function contains a local variable with the same name as a global variable, the global
variable's name takes precedence within the function.
All of these are true
What is the output of the following program?
Answer
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
The value in a(n) ________ variable persists between function calls.
Answer
dynamic
local
counter
static local
Look at the following function prototype.
How many parameter variables does this function have?
Int myfunction (double,double,double)
Answer
1
2
3
can't tell from
the prototype
These types of arguments are passed to parameters automatically if no
argument is provided in the function call.
Answer
local
default
global
relational
None of these
In a function header, you must furnish:
Answer
data type(s) of the parameters
data type of the return value
the name of function
names of parameter variables
All of these
A function is executed when it is:
Answer
defined
prototyped
declared
called
None of these
This is a collection of statements that performs a specific task.
Answer
infinite loop
variable
constant
function
None of these
This is a statement that causes a function to execute.
Answer
for loop
do-while loop
function prototype
function call
None of these
Given the following function definition
Answer
1 2 3
1 6 3
3 6 3
1 14 9
None of these
The value in this type of local variable persists between function calls.
Answer
global
internal
static
dynamic
None of these
If a function does not have a prototype, default arguments may be
specified in the function ________.
Answer
call
header
execution
return type
None of these
Which line in the following program contains the header for the showDub
function?
Answer
4
6
10
15
ook at the following function prototype.
What is the data type of the funtion's return value?
Answer
int
double
void
can't tell from the prototype
Arrays
If you leave out the size declarator in an array definition:
Answer
you must furnish an initialization list
you are not required to initialize the array elements
all array elements default to zero values
your array will contain no elements
Moving to the next question prevents changes to this answer.
Question 2
What will the following code display?
int numbers[ ] = {99, 87, 66, 55, 101 };
cout<< numbers[3]<< endl;
Answer
55
66
101
87
An array's size declarator must be a(n)________ with a value greater than
________.
Answer
number, one
number, zero
constant integer expression, zero
variable, -1
None of these
An element of a two-dimensional array is referred to by ________ followed
by ________.
Answer
the array name, the column number of element
the row subscript of the element, the column subscript of the element
a comma, a semicolon
the row subscript of element, the array name
None of these
Which of the following is a valid C++ array definition?
Answer
int array[0];
float $payments[10];
void numbers[5];
int array[10];
None of these
When writing functions that accept multi-dimensional arrays as arguments,
________ must be explicitly stated in the parameter list.
Answer
all dimensions
all but the first dimension
the size declarator of the first dimension
all element values
None of these
To access an array element, use the array name and the element's:
Answer
data type
subscript
name
value
None of these
An array can store a group of values, but the values must be:
Answer
the same data type
each of a different data type
constants
integers
None of these
The ________ is automatically appended to a character array when it is
initialized with a string constant.
Answer
array name
number of elements
value of the first element
null terminator
None of these
Subscript numbering in C++
Answer
can be set at runtime
can begin with a programmer-defined value
varies from program to program
begins with zero
None of these
To pass an array as an argument to a function, pass the ________ of the
array.
Answer
contents
size, expressed as an integer
name
value of the first element
None of these
Unlike regular variables, these can hold multiple values.
Answer
constants
named constants
arrays
floating-point variables
None of these
An array can easily be stepped through by using a:
Answer
for loop
reference variable
named constant
null value
None of these
To assign the contents of one array to another, you must use:
Answer
the assignment operator with the array names
the equality operator with the array names
a loop to assign the elements of one array to the other array
Any of these
None of these
The statement
shows an example of:
Answer
default arguments
an illegal array declaration
an illegal array initialization
implicit array sizing
None of these
Arrays may be ________ at the time they are ________.
Answer
resized, executed
re-scoped, deleted
initialized, declared
pre-compiled, typecast
None of these
What is the last legal subscript that can be used with the following array?
Answer
0
5
6
4
A(n) ________ can be used to specify the starting values of an array.
Answer
initialization list
array name
subscript
element
None of these
A two-dimensional array can be viewed as ________ and ________.
Answer
rows, columns
arguments, parameters
increments, decrements
All of these
None of these
The individual values contained in array are known as:
Answer
parts
elements
numbers
constants
None of these
What will the following code display?
Answer
99
87
66
55
101
87
66
55
101
87
66
55
Nothing. This code has an error.
A two-dimensional array of characters can contain:
Answer
strings of the same length
strings of different lengths
uninitialized elements
All of these
None of these
int bugs[1000];
Answer
1000
999
1001
cannot tell from the code
An array with no elements is:
Answer
legal in C++
illegal in C++
automatically furnished one element, with a value of zero
automatically furnished one value -- the null terminator
None of these
An array of string objects that will hold 5 names would be declared using
which statement?
Answer
string names[5];
string names(5);
string names5;
String[5] names;
None of these will work.
What will the following code do?
Answer
Each element in the array is initialized to 0.0.
Each element in the array, except the first, is initialized to 0.0.
Each element in the array, except the first and the last, is initialized to 0.0.
An error will occur when the code runs.
Which of the following is a valid C++ array definition?
Answer
int scores[0];
float $payments[10];
int readings[4.5];
int scores [10];
None of these
The name of an array stores the ________ of the first array element.
Answer
memory address
value
element number
data type
None of these
What will the following code display?
Answer
87
0
garbage
This code will not compile.
A two-dimensional array can have elements of ________ data type(s).
Answer
one
two
four
Any of these
None of these
It is ________ to pass an argument to a function that contains an
individual array element, such as numbers[3].
Answer
illegal in C++
legal in C++
not recommended by the ANSI committee
not good programming practice
None of these
Given the following declaration, where is 77 stored in the scores array?
Answer
scores [0]
scores [1]
scores [2]
scores [4]
By using the same ________ you can build relationships between data
stored in two or more arrays.
Answer
array name
data
subscript
arguments
None of these
Pointers
Assuming ptr is a pointer variable, what will the following statement
output?
cout <<
*
ptr;
Answer
the value stored in the variable whose address is contained in ptr
the string "
*
ptr"
the address of the variable stored in ptr
the address of the variable whose address is stored in ptr
None of these
Not all arithmetic operations may be performed on pointers. For example,
you cannot ________ or ________ a pointer.
Answer
multiply, divide
add, subtract
+=, -=
increment, decrement
None of these
If a variable uses more than one byte of memory, for pointer purposes its
address is:
Answer
the address of the last byte of storage
the average of the addresses used to store the variable
the address of the first byte of storage
general delivery
None of these
A pointer variable is designed to store:
Answer
any legal C++ value
only floating-point values
a memory address
an integer
None of these
A pointer variable may be initialized with:
Answer
any non-zero integer value
any address in the computer's memory
an address less than 0
any non-zero integer value and an address less than 0 only
None of these
A pointer may be initialized with:
Answer
the address of an existing object
the value of an integer variable
the value of a floating point variable
All of these
None of these
A function may return a pointer, but the programmer must ensure that the
pointer:
Answer
still points to a valid object after the function ends
has not been assigned an address
was received as a parameter by the function
has not previously been returned by another function
None of these
Which statement displays the address of the variable num1?
Answer
cout << num1;
cout <<
*
num1;
cin >> &num1;
cout << &num1;
None of these
When you pass a pointer as an argument to a function, you must:
Answer
redeclare the pointer variable in the function call
dereference the pointer variable in the function prototype
use the #include<func_ptr.h> statement
not dereference the pointer in the function's body
None of these
The ________ and ________ operators can be used to increment or
decrement a pointer variable.
Answer
addition, subtraction
modulus, division
++, --
All of these
None of these
What will the following code output?
Answer
five memory addresses
0
3
2
1
What does the following statement do?
double
*
num2;
Answer
declares a double variable named num2
declares and initializes an pointer variable named num2
initializes a variable named
*
num2
declares a pointer variable named num2
None of these
Use the delete operator only on pointers that were:
Answer
never used
not correctly initialized
created with the new operator
dereferenced inappropriately
None of these
What will the following statement output?
cout << &num1;
Answer
the value stored in the variable called num1
the memory address of the variable called num1
the number 1
the string "&num1"
None of these
The statement int
*
ptr = new int;
Answer
results in a compiler error
assigns an integer less than 32767 to the variable named ptr
assigns an address to the variable named ptr
creates a new pointer named int
None of these
When the less than ( < ) operator is used between two pointer variables,
the expression is testing whether:
Answer
the value pointed to by the first is less than the value pointed to by the
second
the value pointed to by the first is greater than the value pointed to by the
second
the address of the first variable comes before the address of the second
variable in the computer's memory
the first variable was declared before the second variable
None of these
The ________, also known as the address operator, returns the memory
address of a variable.
Answer
asterisk ( * )
ampersand ( & )
percent sign (%)
exclamation point ( ! )
None of these
Look at the following code.
After this code executes, which of the following statements is true?
Answer
ptr will hold the address of numbers[0]
ptr will hold the address of the 2nd byte within the element numbers[0]
ptr will hold the address of numbers[1]
This code will not compile.
Look at the following statement:
This statement:
Answer
is illegal in C++
will always result in a compiler error
assigns the dereferenced pointer's value, then increments the pointer's
address
increments the dereferenced pointer's value by one, then assigns that value
None of these
Dynamic memory allocation occurs:
Answer
when a new variable is created by the compiler
when a new variable is created at runtime
when a pointer fails to dereference the right variable
when a pointer is assigned an incorrect address
None of these
These can be used as pointers.
Answer
Array names
Numeric constants
Punctuation marks
All of these
None of these
What will the following code output?
int number = 22;
int
*
var = &number;
cout << var << endl;
Answer
the address of the number variable
22
an asterisk followed by 22
an asterisk followed by the address of the number variable
When you work with a dereferenced pointer, you are actually working with:
Answer
a variable whose memory has been deallocated
a copy of the value pointed to by the pointer variable
the actual value of the variable whose address is stored in the pointer
variable
All of these
None of these
With pointer variables, you can ________ manipulate data stored in other
variables.
Answer
never
seldom
indirectly
All of these
None of these
What will the following code output?
int number = 22;
int
*
var = &number;
cout <<
*
var << endl;
Answer
the address of the number variable
22
an asterisk followed by 22
an asterisk followed by the address of the number variable
Which of the following statements deletes memory that has been
dynamically allocated for an array?
Answer
int array = delete memory;
int delete[ ];
delete [ ] array;
new array = delete;
None of these
The contents of pointer variables may be changed with mathematical
statements that perform:
Answer
all mathematical operations that are legal in C++
multiplication and division
addition and subtraction
multiplication and division and addition and subtraction
None of these
Every byte in the computer's memory is assigned a unique:
Answer
pointer
address
dynamic allocation
name
None of these
When this is placed in front of a variable name, it returns the address of
that variable.
Answer
asterisk ( * )
conditional operator
ampersand ( & )
semicolon ( ; )
None of these
Which of the following statements is not valid C++ code?
Answer
int ptr = &num1;
int ptr = int
*
num1;
float num1 = &ptr2;
All of these are valid.
All of these are invalid.
Look at the following statement.
In this statement, what does the word int mean?
Answer
The variable named
*
ptr will store an integer value.
The variable named
*
ptr will store an asterisk and an integer value.
ptr is a pointer variable that will store the address of an integer variable.
All of these
None of these
When using the new operator with an older compiler, it is good practice to:
Answer
test the pointer for the NULL address
use a preprocessor directive
clear the data from the old operator
All of these
None of these
he statement
has the same meaning as
Answer
int ptr;
*
int ptr;
int ptr
*
;
int
*
ptr;
None of these
The statement cin >>
*
num3;
Answer
stores the keyboard input into the variable num3
stores the keyboard input into the pointer called num3
is illegal in C++
stores the keyboard input into the variable pointed to by num3
None of these
