Question 1

A statement is a note about the code that the programmer includes so that he (or other programmers) can keep track of what the various parts of the program do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Another name for a literal is a constant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A "solitaire" operator is one that operates on a single operand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ____ is also known as the escape character.

Accepted Answer

A) pound character (#) 
B) ampersand character (&) 
C) backslash character (\) 
D) bang character (!)

Question 5

An expression containing only floating-point values as operands is called a floating-point expression, and the result of such an expression is a(n) ____ value.

Accepted Answer

A) single-precision 
B) double-precision 
C) integer 
D) long integer

Question 6

Identifiers are also referred to as keywords in C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

____ identifiers are words that are predefined in C.

Accepted Answer

A) Standard 
B) Programmer-created 
C) Reserved 
D) Primitive

Question 8

The % operator is called both the modulus and remainder operator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An example of a conversion control sequence is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 
 
B) !s 
C) %d 
D) &l

Question 10

A simple unary arithmetic expression has the form: literalValue operator literalValue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In C, comments may be nested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An expression containing both integer and floating-point values is called a double-precision expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Conversion control sequences are also referred to as conversion specifications and format specifiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The operators used for arithmetic operations are called arithmetic operators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A ____ value is sometimes referred to as a single-precision number.

Accepted Answer

A) float 
B) double 
C) int 
D) short int

Question 16

The names of functions, as well as all of the words that are permitted in a program, that have special meaning to the compiler are collectively referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) variables 
B) identifiers 
C) reserved words 
D) keywords

Question 17

____ is the order in which operators of the same precedence are evaluated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Associativity 
B)  Priority 
C)  Syntax 
D)  Precision

Question 18

Initialization statements define or tell the compiler how much memory is needed for data storage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An operand can be either a literal value or an identifier that has a value associated with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A floating-point value is also called a real number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Getting Started in C Programming

A statement is a note about the code that the programmer includes so that he (or other programmers) can keep track of what the various parts of the program do.

Another name for a literal is a constant.

A "solitaire" operator is one that operates on a single operand.

The ____ is also known as the escape character.

An expression containing only floating-point values as operands is called a floating-point expression, and the result of such an expression is a(n) ____ value.

Identifiers are also referred to as keywords in C.

____ identifiers are words that are predefined in C.

The % operator is called both the modulus and remainder operator.

An example of a conversion control sequence is ____.

A simple unary arithmetic expression has the form: literalValue operator literalValue.

In C, comments may be nested.

An expression containing both integer and floating-point values is called a double-precision expression.

Conversion control sequences are also referred to as conversion specifications and format specifiers.

The operators used for arithmetic operations are called arithmetic operators.

A ____ value is sometimes referred to as a single-precision number.

The names of functions, as well as all of the words that are permitted in a program, that have special meaning to the compiler are collectively referred to as ____.

____ is the order in which operators of the same precedence are evaluated.

Initialization statements define or tell the compiler how much memory is needed for data storage.

An operand can be either a literal value or an identifier that has a value associated with it.

A floating-point value is also called a real number.