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Question 1

Always end a C statement

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semicolon(;)

Question 2

A file containing a C file

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source code

Question 3

tells printf() to output a newline

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escape sequence

Question 4

An operator that takes one operand

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unary

Question 5

A function designed to do one thing and to do it well

Answer 5

cohesive

Question 6

Creates and edits files that contains C programs

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nano

Question 7

The act of using the * operator to get to the value pointed to by the pointer

Answer 7

dereference

Question 8

Uses the type of a function to pass data back to the invoking function

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return value

Question 9

Computer hardware inside the CPU for doing math and making decisions

Answer 9

ALU (algorithmic logic unit)

Question 10

Step-by-step simulation of the computer executing of an algorithm done by hand

Answer 10

desk-checking

Question 11

Can create a global constant in a C program that is accessible by all function in the file

Answer 11

preprocessor directive

Question 12

Invokes a function using proper preconditions and displays outputs to be confirm expected results

Answer 12

driver

Question 13

A temporary function written as a stand in for a more detailed function to be written later

Answer 13

stub

Question 14

Linux command to collect input and output from a running program into a file for submission

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script

Question 15

The prompting of the user on the screen to enter data and accepting input data from the keyboard

Answer 15

interactive

Question 16

Used to match an argument in a printf() function call to a location in the output displayed

Answer 16

placeholder

Question 17

Specifies how much space should be left around the output value when printed

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field width

Question 18

Grammar rules of a programming language describing where to put parentheses and semicolons

Answer 18

syntax

Question 19

Unary use of the – operator in an executable statement means…

Answer 19

decrement

Question 20

Short-circuit evaluation involves logical expressions being

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stopped

Question 20

A programming technique where the main() function consists of a sequence of function calls and each function is implemented separately

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procedural abstraction

Question 20

Modular programming involved

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creating functions

Question 21

what is modular programming?

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a technique that simplifies complex software development by breaking it down into smaller, manageable pieces called modules.

Question 22

The % operator always returns a value that is

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zero or greater

Question 23

Arguments to a programmer-written function allows for

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data communication

Question 24

A __ statement is used to put a value into a memory location

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assignment

Question 25

Which is a debugging technique to ensure data is read into a program correctly

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echo printing

Question 26

Unit testing involves testing

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function

Question 27

If you want to use function like sqrt() and pow() defined by the C library, you need

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header file

Question 28

Changing your C code to use different control structures or C statements but have it do the same thing it did before is called

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refactoring

Question 29

Specific to one type of CPU

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assembly code

Question 30

Which of the following is a C reserved word? -define -include -printf -EXIT_FAILURE -main -void

Answer 30

void

Question 31

The __ runs on a computer program by repeatedly fetching and executing machine-language instructions

Answer 31

CPU

Question 32

The results of any logical expression evaluated by C will be

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0 or 1

Question 33

A __ has one entry point and one exit point and combines individual instructions onto a block

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control structure

Question 34

The address of a memory cell is an indincation of

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location in memory

Question 35

(T/F) Formal parameters appear in the function definition

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true

Question 36

(T/F) A switch statement exits when a break statement is encountered

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true

Question 37

(T/F) An input validation loop ends when a sentinel value is encountered

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False

Question 38

(T/F) A change in the value of a variable as a result of carrying out an operation is called a side effect

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true

Question 39

(T/F) Using the break statement in an iterator will terminate the loop

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True

Question 40

(T/F) Pass by reference means the variable is used as data output from the function, not for data input

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false

Question 41

The name of the default object file on cis-linux2 is

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a.out

Question 42

(T/F) Functions with no arguments should be declared using the void C keyword.

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True

Question 43

DeMorgan's theorem tell us how to ___ an expression.

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complement

Question 44

Mapping integers to characters on the keyboard is done using

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ASCII codes

Question 45

A hand trace is used to verify the correctness of

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an algorithm

Question 46

The C statement if (0 <= x <= 4) printf ("Condition is true\n");

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will only print when x is between 0 and 4

Question 47

Formal parameters appear in a function

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definition

Question 48

(T/F) 10,000 gigabytes is larger than 1 terabyte.

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false

Question 49

A void function is one that

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doesn't return a value

Question 50

What is the name of the function you can use to immediately end the program and return to the Linux prompt, no matter where you invoke it from in your source code?

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exit

Question 51

A combination of English phrases and C constructs used to describe algorithms is called

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pseudocode

Question 52

Logical negation is accomplished with

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the ! operator