Question 1

If pt is declared as a pointer to a structure of type Employee, ____ refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.idNum variable.

Accepted Answer

A) (*pt).idNum 
B) *pt.idNum 
C) pt->idNum 
D) (*pt.)idNum 
A) (*pt).idNum 
B) *pt.idNum 
C) pt->idNum 
D) (*pt.)idNum B

Question 2

Suppose employee is an array of 10 PayRecord structures. ____ accesses the rate member of the first structure in the employee array.

Accepted Answer

A) employee.[0]rate 
B) employee.rate[0] 
C) employee[0].rate 
D) (employee.rate)[0] 
A) employee.[0]rate 
B) employee.rate[0] 
C) employee[0].rate 
D) (employee.rate)[0] C

Question 3

In the broadest sense, the term "structure" refers to how individual elements of a group are arranged or organized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

____ is not a valid C statement.

Accepted Answer

A) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth; 
B) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth, current; 
C) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;}; 
D) struct {int month, int day, int year} birth; 
A) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth; 
B) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth, current; 
C) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;}; 
D) struct {int month, int day, int year} birth;

Question 5

When working with unions, typically a second variable keeps track of the current data type stored in the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In C, a record is referred to as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) data field 
B) union 
C) structure 
D) tuple 
A) data field 
B) union 
C) structure 
D) tuple

Question 7

When defining structures, if the form of the structure is not followed by any variable names, the list of structure members must be preceded by a user-selected structure type name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Parallel arrays are rarely used anymore because almost all programming languages currently provide structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

On all compilers, complete copies of all members of a structure can be passed to a function by including the name of the structure as an argument to the called function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Within a set of parallel arrays, all of the elements with the same subscript value would refer to information corresponding to the same individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

As in most C statements, the spacing of a structure definition is not rigid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In dealing with structures, it is important to distinguish between a structure's form and its contents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A structure's contents consist of the symbolic names, data types, and arrangement of individual data fields in the record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A record is a homogeneous data structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The statement ____ passes a copy of the structure member emp.idNum to a function named display().

Accepted Answer

A) display(*emp.idNum); 
B) display(emp.idNum); 
C) display(&emp.idNum); 
D) display(emp->idNum); 
A) display(*emp.idNum); 
B) display(emp.idNum); 
C) display(&emp.idNum); 
D) display(emp->idNum);

Question 16

*(pt.hours) refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.hours variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the following definition, ____ is the structure type name.
Struct Date
{
Int month;
Int day;
Int year;
} birth, current;

Accepted Answer

A) Date 
B) month 
C) birth 
D) current 
A) Date 
B) month 
C) birth 
D) current

Question 18

____ arrays are two or more arrays, where each array has the same number of elements and the elements in each array are directly related by their position in the arrays.

Accepted Answer

A) Two-dimensional 
B) Multi-dimensional 
C) Parallel 
D) Complex 
A) Two-dimensional 
B) Multi-dimensional 
C) Parallel 
D) Complex

Question 19

____ creates a new data type without actually reserving any storage locations.

Accepted Answer

A) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth; 
B) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth, current; 
C) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;}; 
D) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;} birth; 
A) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth; 
B) struct {int month; int day; int year;} birth, current; 
C) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;}; 
D) struct Date {int month; int day; int year;} birth;

Question 20

The structure's form consists of the actual data stored in the symbolic names.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If pt is declared as a pointer to a structure of type Employee, ____ refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.idNum variable.

Suppose employee is an array of 10 PayRecord structures. ____ accesses the rate member of the first structure in the employee array.

In the broadest sense, the term "structure" refers to how individual elements of a group are arranged or organized.

____ is not a valid C statement.

When working with unions, typically a second variable keeps track of the current data type stored in the union.

In C, a record is referred to as a(n) ____.

When defining structures, if the form of the structure is not followed by any variable names, the list of structure members must be preceded by a user-selected structure type name.

Parallel arrays are rarely used anymore because almost all programming languages currently provide structures.

On all compilers, complete copies of all members of a structure can be passed to a function by including the name of the structure as an argument to the called function.

Within a set of parallel arrays, all of the elements with the same subscript value would refer to information corresponding to the same individual.

As in most C statements, the spacing of a structure definition is not rigid.

In dealing with structures, it is important to distinguish between a structure's form and its contents.

A structure's contents consist of the symbolic names, data types, and arrangement of individual data fields in the record.

A record is a homogeneous data structure.

The statement ____ passes a copy of the structure member emp.idNum to a function named display().

*(pt.hours) refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.hours variable.

In the following definition, ____ is the structure type name. Struct Date { Int month; Int day; Int year; } birth, current;

____ arrays are two or more arrays, where each array has the same number of elements and the elements in each array are directly related by their position in the arrays.

____ creates a new data type without actually reserving any storage locations.

The structure's form consists of the actual data stored in the symbolic names.

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Exam 12: Structures

If pt is declared as a pointer to a structure of type Employee, ____ refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.idNum variable.

Suppose employee is an array of 10 PayRecord structures. ____ accesses the rate member of the first structure in the employee array.

In the broadest sense, the term "structure" refers to how individual elements of a group are arranged or organized.

____ is not a valid C statement.

When working with unions, typically a second variable keeps track of the current data type stored in the union.

In C, a record is referred to as a(n) ____.

When defining structures, if the form of the structure is not followed by any variable names, the list of structure members must be preceded by a user-selected structure type name.

Parallel arrays are rarely used anymore because almost all programming languages currently provide structures.

On all compilers, complete copies of all members of a structure can be passed to a function by including the name of the structure as an argument to the called function.

Within a set of parallel arrays, all of the elements with the same subscript value would refer to information corresponding to the same individual.

As in most C statements, the spacing of a structure definition is not rigid.

In dealing with structures, it is important to distinguish between a structure's form and its contents.

A structure's contents consist of the symbolic names, data types, and arrangement of individual data fields in the record.

A record is a homogeneous data structure.

The statement ____ passes a copy of the structure member emp.idNum to a function named display().

*(pt.hours) refers to the variable whose address is in the pt.hours variable.

In the following definition, ____ is the structure type name. Struct Date { Int month; Int day; Int year; } birth, current;

____ arrays are two or more arrays, where each array has the same number of elements and the elements in each array are directly related by their position in the arrays.

____ creates a new data type without actually reserving any storage locations.

The structure's form consists of the actual data stored in the symbolic names.

Introduction to Computer Programming

Getting Started in C Programming

Processing and Interactive Input

Selection

Repetition

Modularity Using Functions: Part I

Modularity Using Functions: Part II

Arrays

Character Strings

Data Files

Arrays, Addresses, and Pointers

Dynamic Data Structures

Additional Capabilities

A Brief Introduction to C++

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