cs201 solved & unsolved mid term paper spring 2011

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
CS201- Introduction to Programming


Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


A precise sequence of steps to solve a problem is called

► Statement

► Program

► Utility

► Routine

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The Compiler of C language is written in

► Java Language

► UNIX

► FORTRON Language

► C Language

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Initialization of variable at the time of definition is,

► Must

► Necessary

► Good Programming

► None of the given options

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In if structure the block of statements is executed only,

► When the condition is false

► When it contain arithmetic operators

► When it contain logical operators

► When the condition is true

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which of the following function(s) is/are included in stdlib.h header file?

► double atof(const char *nptr)

► int atoi(const char *nptr)

► char *strcpy ( char *s1, const char *s2)

► 1 and 2 only

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Dealing with structures and functions passing by reference is the most economical method

► True

► False

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Pointer is a variable which store,

► Data

► Memory Address

► Data Type

► Values

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Preprocessor program perform its function before ______ phase takes place.

► Editing

► Linking

► Compiling

► Loading

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which of the following can not be a variable name?

► area

► _area

► 10area

► area2

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which looping process is best, when the number of iterations is known?

► for

► while

► do-while

► all looping processes require that the iterations be known

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which character is inserted at the end of string to indicate the end of string?

► new line


► tab

► null

► carriage return

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


How many bytes are occupied by declaring following array of characters?
char str[] = “programming”;

► 10

► 11

► 12

► 13

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which of the following header file defines the rand() function?

► iostream.h

► conio.h

► stdlib.h

► stdio.h

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Commenting the code _____________________

► Makes a program easy to understand for others.

► Make programs heavy, i.e. more space is needed for executable.

► Makes it difficult to compile

► All of the given options.