Programming 2: Lecture Week 2.7: Example Exam

Programming 2
Lecture week 2.7: example exam
Erik Karstens
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Today’s topics
• Written exam information
• Example exam questions & answers
2 Programming 2 2019-2020
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Final grade
Final grade = rounded written exam grade
But only if you have signed off sufficient practical

assignments (at least one each week).
Example:
Sufficient amount of practical assignments.
Written exam grade = 6.6 (= 7)
Final grade = 7
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Written exam
It is always possible to do the written exam!
Even if you do not have signed off sufficient practical

assignments! In that case you can retake the practical
assignments in week 3.10. An announcement will be
made on Blackboard for the time/location and how
you can sign up for the retake.
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Written exam topics

4 open questions
(total 100 points / 25 points each):
• 25 points: Functions
• 25 points: Binary numeral system & operators
• 25 points: Pointers
• 25 points: Characters and strings
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Written exam
• The exam will be on paper.
• Duration is 2 hours (+ 30 minutes for
students entitled to special exam facilities).
• Only a pen (or pencil) is allowed to use during
the written exam. You are not allowed to use
any tools, books, notes or your laptop.
• An example exam available on Blackboard.
• A reference sheet (see Blackboard at General
information) will be added to the question
papers.
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Today’s topics
• Written exam information
• Example exam questions & answers
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Open question 1
Given the following program:
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAX_GRADES 10
float grades[MAX_GRADES] = {0.0};
int main()
{
int index;
float entered_value;
unsigned int nr_grades;
float total = 0.0;
unsigned int nr_passed_students = 0;
float average;
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Open question 1
for (index = 0; index < MAX_GRADES; index++)

{
printf("Enter a grade: ");
scanf("%f", &entered_value);
if (entered_value < 0.0)

{
break;
}
else
{
grades[index] = entered_value;
}
}
nr_grades = index;
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Open question 1
for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

{
total = total + grades[index];
}
if (nr_grades > 0)
{
average = total / nr_grades;
}
else
{
average = 0.0;
}
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Open question 1

{
if (grades[index] >= 5.5)
{
nr_passed_students++;
}
}

{
printf("Grade %d: %f\n", index + 1, grades[index]);
}
if (nr_grades > 0) printf("Average = %f\n", average);
printf("Number of passed students: %d\n", nr_passed_students);
return 0;
}
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Open question 1
a) Describe the four functional parts within the given source code.
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Open question 1
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int index;
float entered_value;
float total = 0.0;
unsigned int nr_passed_students = 0;
float average;
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Open question 1
for (index = 0; index < MAX_GRADES; index++)

{
printf("Enter a grade: ");
scanf("%f", &entered_value);
if (entered_value < 0.0)

{
The user enters maximum
break;
}
MAX_GRADES grades in the
else
console and can stop by
{
entering a negative value.
grades[index] = entered_value;
}
}
nr_grades = index;
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Open question 1

{
total = total + grades[index];
}
if (nr_grades > 0)
{ The average of the entered
average = total / nr_grades; grades is calculated.
}
else
{
average = 0.0;
}
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Open question 1

{
if (grades[index] >= 5.5) The number of
{ passed students
nr_passed_students++; is counted.
}
}

The entered
{
printf("Grade %d: %f\n", index + 1, grades[index]);
grades, the
}
average and the
number of
if (nr_grades > 0) printf("Average = %f\n", average); passed students
are printed in the
printf("Number of passed students: %d\n", nr_passed_students); console.
return 0;
}
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Open question 1
a) Describe the four functional parts within the given source code.
• The user enters maximum MAX_GRADES grades in the console and

can stop by entering a negative value.
• The average of the entered grades is calculated.
• The number of passed students is counted.
• The entered grades, the average and the number of passed students
are printed in the console.
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Open question 1
b) The parts identified in a) will be written in functions of a new
program. Give the declarations (prototypes) of these functions.
Describe the meaning of each argument and the return value. You
do not have to give the implementation (function body) of the
functions.
The user enters maximum MAX_GRADES grades in the console and can
stop by entering a negative value.
unsigned int enter_grades(void);
• return value (unsigned int) : The number of grades entered.
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Open question 1
functions.
The average of the entered grades is calculated.

float calculate_average(unsigned int nr_grades);
• unsigned int nr_grades : The number of grades entered.

• return value (float) : The average of the entered grades.
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Open question 1
functions.
The number of passed students is counted.

unsigned int count_nr_passes_students(unsigned int nr_grades);

• return value (unsigned int) : The number of passed students.
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Open question 1
functions.
The entered grades, the average and the number of passed students
are printed in the console.
void print_results(
unsigned int nr_grades,
float average,
unsigned int nr_passed_students);

• float average: The average of the entered grades.
• unsigned int nr_passed_students : The number of passed students.
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Open question 1
c) Write the main function of the new program calling the new
functions.
int main()
{
unsigned int nr_passed_students;
float average;
nr_grades = enter_grades();
average = calculate_average(nr_grades);
nr_passed_students = count_nr_passes_students(nr_grades);
print_results(nr_grades, average, nr_passed_students);
return 0;
}
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Open question 2
Write a program that finds the position of the most significant bit set
to 1 in an unsigned integer.
…
unsigned int num = 20;
if (num == 0)
{
printf("Number is zero. No bits set to 1.\n");
}
else
{
int index;
for (index = -1; num > 0; index++)
{
num = num >> 1;
}
printf("MSB position: %d\n", index);

}
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Open question 2 (alternative)

Write a program that finds the position of the most significant bit set
to 1 in an unsigned integer.
…
unsigned int num = 20;
if (num == 0)
{
printf("Number is zero. No bits set to 1.\n");
}
else
{
int index, msb_pos = 0;
for (index = 0; index < sizeof(num) * 8; index++)
{
if((num >> index) & 1) msb_pos = index;
}
printf("MSB position: %d\n", msb_pos);

}
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Open question 3
Write a function that swaps the values of two variables of the type int.
The function has two arguments to pass the addresses of the variables
(pass by reference). Show the function call to swap the values of the
given integer variables.
void swap(int * p1, int * p2)

{
int temp = *p1;
*p1 = *p2;
*p2 = temp;
}
…
int x = 1;
int y = 2;
swap(&x, &y);
…
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Open question 4
A program contains the following string:
char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";
Write a program that converts all the letters of this string to uppercase.
Make your program generic such that it can handle other text in the
string, containing other characters and of different sizes.

int index;
for (index = 0; text[index] != '\0'; index++)

{
if (text[index] >= 'a' && text[index] <= 'z')
{
text[index] = text[index] - 'a' + 'A';
}
}
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int index;
for (index = 0; *(text + index) != '\0'; index++)

{
if (*(text + index) >= 'a' && *(text + index) <= 'z')
{
*(text + index) = *(text + index) - 'a' + 'A';
}
}
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int index;
int text_length = strlen(text);
for (index = 0; index < text_length; index++)

{
if (text[index] >= 'a' && text[index] <= 'z')
{
text[index] = text[index] - 'a' + 'A';
}
}
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Good luck with the exam!
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But only if you have signed off sufficient practical

Even if you do not have signed off sufficient practical

Written exam topics

float grades[MAX_GRADES] = {0.0};

for (index = 0; index < MAX_GRADES; index++)

if (entered_value < 0.0)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

if (nr_grades > 0) printf("Average = %f\n", average);

printf("Number of passed students: %d\n", nr_passed_students);

float grades[MAX_GRADES] = {0.0};

for (index = 0; index < MAX_GRADES; index++)

if (entered_value < 0.0)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

for (index = 0; index < nr_grades; index++)

• The user enters maximum MAX_GRADES grades in the console and

• The average of the entered grades is calculated.

• The number of passed students is counted.

• return value (unsigned int) : The number of grades entered.

The average of the entered grades is calculated.

• unsigned int nr_grades : The number of grades entered.

The number of passed students is counted.

• unsigned int nr_grades : The number of grades entered.

• unsigned int nr_grades : The number of grades entered.

printf("MSB position: %d\n", index);

Open question 2 (alternative)

printf("MSB position: %d\n", msb_pos);

void swap(int * p1, int * p2)

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

for (index = 0; text[index] != '\0'; index++)

Open question 4 (alternative)

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

for (index = 0; *(text + index) != '\0'; index++)

Open question 4 (alternative)

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

char text[] = "Convert this to uppercase!";

for (index = 0; index < text_length; index++)

Good luck with the exam!

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