Basic C MCQ - Final

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Question Type Basic MCQ
Question 1
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Question Consider the following C code. Which of the following is
true?
char *f="%d\n";
printf(f, 10);
Option No Option Correct(Y)
Option 1 is valid and prints the number 10, followed by a Y
newline character
Option 2 Is NOT valid and compile time error will be thrown
Option 3 Is valid and nothing will be printed
Option 4 Runtime error will be thrown
Option 5
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Question If s1 and s2 are two string variables, and i is an integer
variable; which of the following lines is NOT a valid use of
string functions?
Option 1 strcmp(i, s1); Y
Option 2 strcpy(s2, s1);
Option 3 strcat(s1, s2+i);
Option 4 i = strlen(s1);
Option 5
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Question 3
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Question If p and q are pointers to int, pointing to elements of an array,
which of the following statements is not valid:
Option 1 p = q + 2;
Option 2 *p = p - q;
Option 3 *p = p + q; Y
Option 4 *p = *p + *q;
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Question 4
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Question Suppose that we would like to write a C program to read from
a text file named hello.txt and print its content to the screen.
To do this, we use a file pointer fp. Which of the following
four statements should we use to open this file?
Option 1 fp = fopen("hello.txt", "w");
Option 2 fp = fopen("hello.txt", "a");
Option 3 fopen(fp, "hello.txt");
Option 4 fp = fopen("hello.txt", "r"); Y
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Question Suppose that the following declarations are in effect:
int a[] = {17, 14, 10, -5, 14, 19};
int *p = &a[1];
int *q = &a[4];
Which of the following four logical expressions evaluates to
false?
Option 1 p<q
Option 2 *p == *q
Option 3 a<p
Option 4 p == q Y
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Question 6
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Question What will be the output of the following C program?
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
char s[] = "Happy Programming";
printf("%c\n", s[1]);
printf("%s\n", s+6);
*(s+5) = '\0';
printf("%s\n", s);
return 0;
}
Option 1 Illegal Operation
Option 2 a Y
Programming
Happy
Option 3 Happy Programming
Option 4 appy
gramming
Pro
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Question 7
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Question What will be the output of the following C Program?
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
int i = 4, j = 8;
int *p = &i;
int *q;
int *r = &j;
*r = *p;
q = p;
(*q)--;
printf("%d %d %d", *p, *q, *r);
}

Option 1 483
Option 2 333
Option 3 334 Y
Option 4 434
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Question 8
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Question The following user defined function is supposed to create an
identical copy of a string and returns a pointer that points to it.
Which of the following statements correctly describes it?
char *duplicate(char *p) {
char *q;
strcpy(q, p);
return q;
}
Option 1 Correct code and it will perform the task.
Option 2 Syntax Error function cannot return pointer
Option 3 Runtime Error: Segmentation fault as q is pointing Y
to unknown location.
Option 4 No error. But it will not do the expected operation.
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Question 9
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Question Which of the following statements regarding streams and files
in the C programming language is INCORRECT?
Option 1 In C, a stream is any source of input or any
destination of output;
Option 2 The following statement will output “out of Y
memory” followed by a newline character to
the standard error channel:
fprintf(stdout, "out of memory\n");
Option 3 The fopen function returns NULL when it fails
to open a file;
Option 4 The notion of lines does NOT apply to binary
files.
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Question 10
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Question If c is a variable of type char, which one of the following
statements is illegal?
Option 1 i += c; /* i has type int */
Option 2 c = 2 * c - 1;
Option 3 printf(c); Y
Option 4 putchar(c);
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Question 11
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Question Suppose that the following declarations are in effect:
int a[] = {17, 211, 10, -5, 14, 19};
int *p = &a[3];
What is the value of *(p+2)?
Option 1 10
Option 2 -5
Option 3 14
Option 4 19 Y
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Question 12
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Question What is the output of the following program?
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main() {
char s[90] = "test";
char *p = "program";
printf("%d %d\n", strlen(s), strlen(p+2));
puts(strcat(s, p));
printf("%d\n", strlen(s));
return 0;
}

Option 1 45 Y
testprogram
11
Option 3 47
test
4
Option 4 45
test
4
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Question 13
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Question In the following piece of C code, what will be the value of x?
int a = 3, b;
int x = 2 * (b = a) + (a = 1);
Option 1 7 or 3 depends on the compiler execution order of Y
()
Option 2 Always 7
Option 3 Sometimes 7 and sometimes 3
Option 4 Always 3
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Question 14
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Question What does the following piece of code compute?
int num;
for (num = 100; 1; ++num) {
for (int div = 2; div < num; ++div) {
if (!(num % div)) {
goto label;
}
}
break;
label: ;
}
printf("num = %d\n", num);
Option 1 Computes a prime number no less than 100
Option 2 Computes the largest prime number no less
than 100
Option 3 Computes the smallest prime number no less Y
than 100
Option 4 Computes the smallest prime number greater
than 100
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Question 15
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Question For the following statement, state what the output is when
they are executed.
int a = 0;
int b = 3;
if (a != 0 && b % a == 0) {
printf("%d divides %d\n", a, b);
}
else {
printf("%d does not divide %d\n", a, b);
}
Option 1 0 divides 3
Option 2 0 does not divide 3 Y
Option 3 Runtime Error a % b is illegal
Option 4 No Error. No output.
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Question 16
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Question What does the following expression print? Assume a is of int
type.
if (a = 0) {
printf("a is zero");
}
else {
printf("a is non-zero");
}
Option 1 a is zero
Option 2 Error in if condition
Option 3 a is non-zero Y
Option 4 Runtime Error
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Question 17
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Question If a is a number between 0 and 99, what does the following
code print?
char a1 = '0' + (a / 10);
char a0 = '0' + (a % 10);
printf("%c%c", a1, a0);
Option 1 This will print two junk characters
Option 2 This prints the value of a as a two-digit number. Y
Option 3 This prints the value of a
Option 4 This prints the char equivalent of the value of a
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Question 18
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Question Consider the following code segment. What will be printed?
int i = 1; int j = 2;
if (i) {
int i;
i = j;
j = 0;
}
printf("%d %d", i, j);

Option 1 2 2
Option 2 1 2
Option 3 2 0
Option 4 1 0 Y
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Question 19
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Question #include <stdio.h>
int mystery(int n);
int main() {
int n = 3;
printf("%d %d\n", n <= 1, mystery(n));
return 0;
}
int mystery(int n) {
if (n <= 1)
return 1;
else
return (mystery(n-1) + n);
}
What will be the output of the above program?
Option 1 0 6 Y
Option 2 0 Garbage Value
Option 3 1 6
Option 4 1 Garbage Value
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Question 20
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Question Compilation is the step in the software development cycle
where this type of errors are detected.
Option 1 Logic Errors
Option 2 Syntax Errors Y
Option 3 Semantic Errors
Option 4 Specification Errors
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Question 21
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Question Comments / documentation are meant for _____ rather than
the computer and provide explanation of the actual code.
Option 1 Barcode readers
Option 2 Compiler to understand the logic
Option 3 Human readers Y
Option 4 To select the compiler
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Question 22
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Question The actual arguments in a function call have to match the
_____ of parameters that appear in the function definition
Option 1 number
Option 2 type
Option 3 number and type Y
Option 4 number, type and name
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Question 23
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Question Suppose the following code segment is executed, what will be
the value of z?
int x,y,z;
x=3;
y=7;
z=9;
if (x>y)
if (x-y == 4)
z = 33;
else
z=77;

Option 1 77
Option 2 9 Y
Option 3 33
Option 4 Either 33 or 77
Option 5 Either 9 or 77
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Question 24
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Question Suppose the following code segment is executed, what will be
the value of z?
int a,b,z;
a = 1;
b = 4;
while (a<b) {
a = 2 * a;
b = b +1;
}
z = b;

Option 1 5
Option 2 6
Option 3 9
Option 4 7 Y
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Question 25
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Question Pick the best statement for the following program.
#include <stdio.h>
int foo(int a) {
printf("%d",a);
return 0;
}
int main( ) {
foo;
return 0;
}
Option 1 It’ll result in compile error because foo is used
without parentheses
Option 2 No compile error and some garbage value
would be passed to foo function. This would
make foo to be executed with output “garbage
integer”.
Option 3 No compile error but foo function wouldn’t be Y
executed. The program wouldn't print anything.
Option 4 No compile error and ZERO (i.e. 0) would be
passed to foo function. This would make foo to
be executed with output 0
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Question 26
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Question "C is strongly typed" means...

Option 1 you need strong typing and keyboarding skills
to be a C programmer
Option 2 there is a strongly defined type or category to
which the C programming language belongs.
Option 3 every value has a type, and C cares about what Y
those types are.
Option 4 you can never assign a variable of type int to a
variable of type double.
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Question 27
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Question Which of the following could NOT be a variable name in
C?
Option 1 1st_value Y
Option 2 v300000
Option 3 integer
Option 4 Double
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Question 28
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Question What is the value of the following expression (given the
following declarations)?
int a = 8;
int b = 2;
int c = 4;
a+b/c*a-c/b
Option 1 10.0
Option 2 4
Option 3 6 Y
Option 4 10
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Question 29
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Question Which of the following was NOT given as a motivation for
using functions in programming?
Option 1 Functions raise the level of discourse
Option 2 Functions are more efficient (run faster) than Y
the same solution without functions
Option 3 That's how modern programming is done
Option 4 Functions permit code to be shared between
programs.
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Question 30
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Question Suppose x is a double. After the statements
x = 5.9;
a = (int) x;
have executed, what is the value of x?
Option 1 5.9 Y
Option 2 5
Option 3 5.0
Option 4 6
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Question 31
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Question Choose the best conclusion to the statement.
In C, the word double…
Option 1 is a special, floating point value
Option 2 must be part of the declaration of every variable
which will hold numeric values.
Option 3 is available for use as a variable name.
Option 4 is a reserved word. Y
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Question 32
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Question Suppose # is a left-associative binary operator which has
lower precedence than +. Given the following expression,
which expression is equivalent to it?
3+5#6#7
Option 1 3 + (5 # (6 # 7))
Option 2 (3 + 5) # (6 # 7)
Option 3 3 + ((5 # 6) # 7)
Option 4 ((3 + 5) # 6) # 7 Y
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Question 33
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Question For the operators *, +, /, %, -, which of the following
statements about precedence in C is true:
Option 1 Highest +, /, *
Lowest %, -
Option 2 Highest *, /, % Y
Lowest +, -
Option 3 Highest *, %, -
Lowest /, +
Option 4 Highest *, +, %
Lowest -, /
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Question 34
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Question If you see the following line in an error-free C program:
y = combine (a / b + c);
which statement could not be true:

Option 1 b is used in this line as an argument (actual
parameter) of combine.
Option 2 combine does not have a "void" return value.
Option 3 The function combine has three formal Y
parameters.
Option 4 The definition of combine contains one and
only one return statement.
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Question 35
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Question Suppose a valid C program contains the statement
TREE = TRUNK;
Which of the following is true? (Don't assume anything about

the style used in naming identifiers.)
Option 1 TREE and TRUNK must both be #defines.
Option 2 TREE must be a #define but TRUNK doesn't
have to be
Option 3 TRUNK must be a #define but TREE doesn't
have to be.
Option 4 TREE cannot be a #define but TRUNK might Y
be.
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Question 36
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Question In C, the value of a condition can be thought of informally as
"yes" or "no" but is actually represented by the values
Option 1 true or false
Option 2 TRUE or FALSE
Option 3 1 or 1
Option 4 non-zero (usually 1) or 0 Y
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Question 37
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Question #include <stdio.h>
int F1 (int a) {
a = 2;
return 3;
}
int main (void) {

int a;
a = 0;
a = 4;
a = F1 (a); /*line 1*/
printf ("a = %d", a);
return 0;
}
When this program runs, what will it display (assume no

syntax errors, except possibly as indicated in the answers)
Option 1 Won't run: line 1 has a syntax error
Option 2 a=0
Option 3 a=3 Y
Option 4 a=2
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Question 38
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Question The following function is supposed to find the smallest
among four characters. Choose the best answer.
char smallest_of_4 (char c1, char c2, char c3, char c4) {
char smallest_of_1and2, smallest_of_3and4;
char smallest_of_all;
if (c1 <= c2)

smallest_of_1and2 = c1;
else
if (c3 <= c4)
else
if (smallest_of_1and2 <= smallest_of_3and4)
smallest_of_all = smallest_of_1and2;
else
smallest_of_all = smallest_of_3and4;
return smallest_of_all;
}
Option 1 This function always gives the right answer. Y
Option 2 This function never gives the right answer.
Option 3 If c1 happens to be the smallest character, this
function gives the right answer (regardless of
the values of c2, c3, c4). If c1 is not the
smallest character, some values of c2, c3, or c4
will cause it to give a wrong answer.
Option 4 If c3 is less than either c1 or c2, this function
always gives the right answers. If c3 is not less
than c1 or c2, it gives some incorrect answers.
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Question 39
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Question What is printed by main when this program fragment runs?
int F1 (int veggie) {

return veggie + 1;
}
int main (void) {

int veggie= 2, onion = 3;
onion = F1 (4);
printf ("%d %d", veggie, onion);
}
Option 1 12
Option 2 25 Y
Option 3 33
Option 4 23
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Question 40
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Question For which values of x is the following condition true? You
may assume that x is a positive integer.
(2 % (x + 1)) > 0
Option 1 true for all even values of x
Option 2 true for all odd values of x
Option 3 true for all positive values of x
Option 4 true when x is greater than 1 Y
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Question 41
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Question Saying "A invokes B" is the same as saying

Option 1 A is called by B
Option 2 B calls A
Option 3 B is the callee, and A is the caller Y
Option 4 A returns to B
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Question 42
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Question Assume the following.
sizeof(int) = 4 bytes
sizeof(char *) = 4 bytes
sizeof(char) = 1 byte
What is the output of the code below on a 32bit machine?
#include int main() {

int number = 20;
char *ptr;
ptr = (char *) &number;
printf("%x",*ptr);
return 0;
}

Option 1 Invalid operation
Option 2 14 Y
Option 3 Some Junk value
Option 4 20
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Question 43
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Question What is the output of the code below?
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
char string[] = "BADGERS";
char *ptr = string;
*ptr = *ptr + 2;
ptr = ptr + 2;
printf("%c", *ptr);
ptr--;
printf("%c", *ptr);
ptr = string;
printf("%c", *ptr);
return 0;
}
Option 1 DAB
Option 2 BAD
Option 3 BAB
Option 4 DAD Y
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Question 44
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Question What is the size (in bytes) for the following structures on a
32bit machine installed with the Linux Operating System?
sizeof(int) = 4 bytes
sizeof(short) = 2 bytes
sizeof(char) = 1 byte
struct foo {
int d1;
int d2;
char c1;
char *c2;
short s;
};

Option 1 12
Option 2 10
Option 3 15 Y
Option 4 16
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Question 45
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Question Suppose that x and y have byte values 0x93 and 0x3F,
respectively. Find the byte value of the following C
expression.
!x || !y
Option 1 0 Y
Option 2 1
Option 4 Compiler dependent
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Question 46
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Question Output of the following program?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
static int i=5;
if(--i){
main();
printf("%d ",i);
}
return 0;
}

Option 1 4321
Option 2 0000 Y
Option 3 1234
Option 4 5555
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Question 47
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Question What will be the output of the following C program segment?
char inChar = ‘A’ ;
switch ( inChar ) {
case ‘A’ : printf (“Choice A”) ;
case ‘B’ :
case ‘C’ : printf (“Choice B”) ;
case ‘D’ :
case ‘E’ :
default : printf ( “ No Choice” ) ;
}

Option 1 No Choice
Option 2 Choice A
Option 3 Choice A Choice B No Choice Y
Option 4 Program gives no output as it is erroneous
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Question Consider the following program,
main( )
{
int x = 49;
for(;x;)
x--;
printf(“%d\n”, x);
}
What will be the output of the program?

Option 1 49
Option 2 0 Y
Option 3 -49
Option 4 Infinite Loop
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Question What will be the output of the following C code?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
short i;
for (i = 1; i >= 0; i++)
printf("%d\n", i);
}
Option 1 The control won’t fall into the for loop
Option 2 Numbers will be displayed until the signed limit of
short and throw a runtime error
Option 3 Numbers will be displayed until the signed limit of Y
short and program will successfully terminate
Option 4 This program will get into an infinite loop and keep
printing numbers with no errors
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Question 50
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Question What will be the output of the following C code?
void main()
{
int i=5;
while(i<=10) {
(i>2)?i++:i--;
printf(“%3d”, i);
}
}
Option 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 Y
Option 2 6 7 8 9 10
Option 3 Infinite Loop
Option 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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which statement could not be true:

Which of the following is true? (Don't assume anything about

int main (void) {

When this program runs, what will it display (assume no

if (c1 <= c2)

int F1 (int veggie) {

int main (void) {

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