CS609 Quiz 1

Q1. What is the return type of GetStdHandle() API?

1. DWORD
2. LPDWORD
3. BOOL
4. HANDLE

Correct answer: HANDLE

Q2. What is the return type of Options() function?

1. HANDLE
2. BOOL
3. VOID
4. DWORD

Correct answer: BOOL

Q3. A Unicode word consists of __________ bits.

1. 24 bits
2. 32 bits
3. 8 bits
4. 16 bits

Correct answer: 16 bits

Q4. #include<io.h> is used for________________.

1. Memory allocation
2. Working in CLI
3. Multitasking
4. Input output operation

Correct answer: Input output operation

Q5. Windows OS keeps ________ versions of each API.

1. One
2. Two
3. Interpreted
4. Compiler

Correct answer: Two

Q6. Which of the following parameter of WriteFile() API is pointer to the buffer containing the data to be written to the file or device?

1. lpBuffer
2. lpOverlapped
3. hFile
4. lpNumberOfBytesWritten

Correct answer: lpBuffer

Q7. Which of the following Windows API is used to invalidate kernel handles and to release system resources?

1. ExitFile()
2. ReleaseFile()
3. CloseFile()
4. TerminateFile()

Correct answer: CloseFile()

Q8. What is the purpose of different API function variants in Windows?

1. To provide compatibility with legacy systems
2. To handle different programming languages
3. To differentiate between uppercase and lowercase characters
4. To support various character encodings

Correct answer: To support various character encodings

Q9. fread function is available in ______ library.

1. signal.h
2. string.h
3. stdlib.h
4. stdio.h

Correct answer: stdio.h

Q10. _tcscmp() is __________ function to compare the strings.

1. not a generic
2. an ASCII
3. a Unicode
4. a generic

Correct answer: a generic