Starting Out with C++ : Chapters 1 - 3

Question 1

Syntax rules dictated how key words and operators are used and where punctuation should be.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which of the following sets the field width for data?

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setw

Question 3

Which of the following is a valid cin statement?

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cin >> year;

Question 4

Hand tracing is

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A debugging process

Question 5

cout sends input to the program

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False

Question 6

Which library funtion allows us to exponents?

Accepted Answer

pow

Question 7

Boolean expressions are only suitable for two values

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True

Question 8

Unary negation is the only arithmetic operator that has the Associativity of

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Right to Left

Question 9

What preprocessor command must be present to format output?

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#include <iomanip>

Question 10

Which of the following manipulators forces floating point numbers to have a visible decimal point?

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showpoint

Question 11

What is the difference between a line and a statement?

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A line is a single line in the program, a statement is a full instruction

Question 12

sizeof(int)

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4 bytes

Question 13

Bytes are made of _____ bits.

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8

Question 14

To use cout and cin you need to #include

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Question 15

What is an IDE?

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Integrated Development Environment

Question 16

What do most programmers do to a named constant to make it obvious in the program

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Write it in ALL_CAPS

Question 17

Floating point numbers can not be represented by the data type

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long int

Question 18

A binary digit is refered to as a

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bit

Question 19

ASCII stands for

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Question 20

Scope refers to

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the part of a program that can use a variable

Question 21

The control unit of a CPU

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regulates the CPU's operations and determines where to obtain instructions

Question 22

Besides the control unit, a CPU has a second part called the

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ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

Question 23

What does RAM stand for?

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Random Access Memory

Question 24

The main() function is part of EVERY C++ program

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True

Question 25

Hexadecimal is a base ____ numbering system

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16

Question 26

You should always include a ; at the end of preprocessor directives

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False

Question 27

What is a faster way to write number = number * 7;

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number *= 7

Question 28

X + Y * 8 would give you a completely different answer than (X + Y) * 8

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True

Question 29

Key words can be defined by the programmer

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False

Question 30

What would this expression assign the the variable var? var = 13/4

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3

Question 31

What do all preprocessor commands start with?

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#

Question 32

An algorithm is

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A set of well-defined steps for performing a task

Question 33

Which of the following cout statements is correct?

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cout << 4 << endl;

Question 34

The number that identifies a storage location is called

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an address

Question 35

What allows computers to do so many different jobs?

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The fact that they are programmable

Question 36

The CPU excutes the instructions of a program.

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True

Question 37

In C++ the = is known as the

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assignment operator

Question 38

How do you create a new line escape sequence?

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Question 39

You can manually promote or demote a value with the __________ expression

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static_cast

Question 40

Which of the following is a correct way to assign a char to the variable letter

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letter = 'M';

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a secondary storage device?

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Static RAM

Question 42

Which cin member function will skip characters?

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cin.ignore

Question 43

Variable definitions must include their data type

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True

Question 44

When a value is converted to a higher value type, it is said to be

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promoted

Question 45

Variable names are defined by

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the programmer

Question 46

Addition and Subtraction have higher precedence than multiplication and division.

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False

Question 47

Which of the following is a correct way to write a single line comment?

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// This is a comment

Question 48

What are the two main types of software?

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Application Software, System Software

Question 49

C++ is case sensitive

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True

Question 50

When a value is converted to a lower value type, it is said to be

Accepted Answer

demoted

Question 51

Which of the following Hardware are input devices?

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Keyboard, mouse, camera

Question 52

Which of the following Hardware are output devices?

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Screen, printer, speakers

Starting Out with C++ : Chapters 1 - 3

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Starting Out with C++ : Chapters 1 - 3

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