Chapter 3 · MCQ Read Mode

Programming Language and Its Applications

Which of the following is NOT a valid C token category?

Which loop is exit-controlled (executes at least once)?

The default parameter passing mechanism in C is:

A recursive function must always have a:

Which function is used for unformatted single-character input?

A string in C is terminated by:

In the declaration int a[3][4], the array has:

Which statement skips the remaining code in the current loop iteration and moves to the next?

Which of these is an exit-controlled feature unique to switch-case (if break is omitted)?

The strcmp() function from string.h is used to:

The & operator in C is used to obtain a variable's:

If int *p; and p currently points to an int, then p++ moves p forward by:

The expression *(a + i) is equivalent to:

In a union, the total memory allocated equals:

Which file opening mode creates a new file for writing, overwriting if it already exists?

Which function is used for random access to a file?

Passing a structure to a function by reference is done using a:

fread() and fwrite() operate on files in:

An array of structures is used to:

Which statement about structures is TRUE?

Function overloading is an example of:

The inline keyword is a request to the compiler to:

Which access specifier allows access from the class and its derived classes only?

A constructor that takes no parameters is called a:

A destructor:

Dynamic memory for a single object in C++ is allocated using:

The 'this' pointer refers to:

A static data member of a class:

A friend function of a class can:

Passing an argument by reference (using &) mainly helps to:

Operator overloading in C++ is implemented using the keyword:

Overloading the unary minus (-) operator affects an operator with:

Converting a class object to a basic data type is done using a:

When a class inherits from two or more base classes, this is called:

A → B → C, where C is derived from B and B is derived from A, illustrates:

Several derived classes inheriting from a single common base class describes:

In inheritance, which constructor executes FIRST when a derived object is created?

The order in which destructors execute in inheritance is:

Diamond/multipath inheritance ambiguity is resolved by declaring the common base as a:

A combination of hierarchical and multiple inheritance is an example of:

A pure virtual function is declared as:

A class containing at least one pure virtual function is called a/an:

Runtime polymorphism in C++ is achieved primarily through:

Which class is the base of the entire C++ stream class hierarchy?

Which class is used specifically to read data from a file?

Which member function checks whether the end of a file has been reached?

Which manipulator inserts a newline and flushes the output buffer?

setw() is used to set the:

Dynamic binding means the function call is resolved:

Which class supports both reading and writing to a file?

A function template in C++ is declared using the keyword combination:

Which of these is NOT one of the three main components of the STL?

Which STL container stores elements in a dynamic, resizable array?

In C++ exception handling, the block of code that might raise an exception is placed inside:

Which keyword is used to signal that an exceptional condition has occurred?

catch(...) is used to:

Rethrowing an exception from within a catch block is done using:

A single try block can be followed by:

If no catch block matches a thrown exception, the program calls:

An iterator in the STL is best described as:

When an interrupt occurs, the CPU transfers execution to:

The 8086 microprocessor operates in which two modes?

Assembly language source code is translated to machine code by:

The 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI) provides which type of interface?

RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture is characterized by:

What does the Address Generation Unit (AGU) in a CPU do?

Pipelining in CPU design is also known as:

How many signal wires does the I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) bus use?

A microprocessor fetches its next instruction from:

In an SPI bus running at 5 MHz with 8-bit frames, what is the time taken per bit?

Which circuit inside the CPU performs arithmetic and logical operations?

In floating-point multiplication, the correct sequence of operations is: