CS201 Solved Paper 3 Spring 2009 with References by ZS Team

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Spring 2009 CS201Introduction to Programming

Solved by vuZs Team

Q1. Please choose one_______ (1 marks)

There are mainly------------------- types of software

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

Correct answer: Two

Software is categorized into two main categories o System Software o Application Software

Q2. Please choose one____ (1 marks)

In C/C++ the #include is called,

1. Header file
2. Preprocessor Directive
3. Statement
4. Function

Correct answer: Preprocessor Directive

Q3. Please choose one___________ (1 marks)

&& is------------------ operator.

1. An arithmetic
2. Logical
3. Relational
4. Unary

Correct answer: Logical

we use logical operators ( && and || ) for AND and OR respectively with relational operators.

Q4. Please choose one_______ (1 marks)

In flow chart, the symbol used for decision making is,

1. Rectangle
2. Circle
3. Arrow
4. Diamond

Correct answer: Diamond

Q5. Please choose one______ (1 marks)

The correct syntax of do-while loop is,

1. (condition ) while; do { statements; };
2. { statements; } do-while ();
3. while(condition); do { statements; };
4. do { statements; } while (condition);

Correct answer: do { statements; } while (condition);

Q6. Please choose one___________ (1 marks)

C++ views each file as a sequential stream of________________ .

1. Bytes
2. Bits
3. 0’s or 1’s
4. Words

Correct answer: Bytes

Q7. Please choose one__________________ (1 marks)

If the elements of an array are already sorted then the useful search algorithm is,

1. Linear search
2. Binary search
3. Quick search
4. Random search

Correct answer: Binary search

In binary search algorithm, the ‘divide and conquer’ strategy is applied. This plies only to sorted arrays in ascending or descending order.

Q8. Please choose one___________ (1 marks)

The address operator (&) can be used with,

1. Statement
2. Expression
3. Variable
4. Constant

Correct answer: Variable

Q9. Please choose one_______________ (1 marks)

When a pointer is incremented, it actually jumps the number of memory addresses

1. According to data type
2. 1 byte exactly
3. 1 bit exactly
4. A pointer variable can not be incremented

Correct answer: According to data type

Q10. Please choose one______________ (1 marks)

Each pass through a loop is called a/an

1. enumeration
2. iteration
3. culmination
4. pass through

Correct answer: iteration

Q11. Please choose one_____________ (1 marks)

Call by reference mechanism should be used in a program when there is i. large amount of data to be passed ii. small amount of data to be passed iii. need to change the passed data iv. no need to change the passed data Choose the appropriate option for the above case.

1. (i) and (ii) only
2. (i) and (iii) only
3. (ii) and (iii) only
4. (ii) and (iv) only

Correct answer: (i) and (iii) only

Q12. Please choose one________ (1 marks)

Which of the following is the starting index of an array in C++?

1. 0
2. 1
3. -1
4. any number

Q13. Please choose one________ (1 marks)

The return type of a function that do not return any value must be __________

1. int
2. void
3. double
4. float

Correct answer: void

Q14. Please choose one_________ (1 marks)

Which of the following is an extension of header file?

1. .exe
2. .txt