intro to random number generation

Question 1

rand()

Answer 1

function supplied in stdlib
*returns number between 0 and RAND_MAX (32767)

Question 2

pseudo-random number generators (srand/rand())

Answer 2

use algorithm and input to return a value
*input is a seed or some positive integer to operate on

Question 3

srand()

Answer 3

supplied by stdlib
*allows programmer to supply their own seed