Chapter 3 · MCQ Read Mode

Programming Language and Its Applications

An Abstract Data Type (ADT) is defined primarily by its:

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic structured-programming control structures?

The meaning of a syntactically correct statement is called its:

Every recursive function must have a:

In C, a string is terminated by which character?

The RAM model of computation assumes each elementary operation takes:

Which communication method is typical of loosely coupled (distributed) systems?

A monitor differs from a semaphore mainly because a monitor:

The PRAM model assumes multiple processors:

A 2-D array element is typically accessed using:

Which exception type must be declared or handled at compile time in Java?

Which block always executes, whether or not an exception was thrown?

Which keyword is used to explicitly raise an exception?

A NullPointerException in Java is an example of a(n):

An OutOfMemoryError is typically classified as a(n):

In Python, exceptions are handled using try together with which keyword?

Event-driven programming primarily structures code around:

Why is exception handling especially important when working with large databases?

Which language does NOT provide a built-in 'finally' block (relying instead on RAII for cleanup)?

The try block is used to:

If ptr is a pointer to int and int size is 4 bytes, what does ptr+1 do?

The expression arr[i] is equivalent to which pointer expression?

In a union, how much memory is allocated?

Which operator is used to access a structure's member through a pointer to that structure?

Passing a structure to a function by reference (pointer) is generally preferred for large structures because it:

Which function is used to move the file pointer to a specific position for random access?

Which mode opens a file for appending data at its end?

fread() and fwrite() are primarily used for:

In C, all members of a structure:

Which function reports the current position of the file pointer?

A class is best described as a:

Function overloading is an example of which kind of polymorphism?

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

Method overriding, using virtual functions, is resolved:

Encapsulation refers to:

Which special member function has the same name as the class and no return type?

In C++, dynamically allocated memory for an object must be released using:

The 'this' pointer inside a non-static member function refers to:

A static data member of a class:

A friend function of a class can:

Which C++ stream class is used specifically for reading from a file?

Which stream state flag indicates that the end of a file has been reached?

cin is a predefined object of which class?

Which header defines manipulators like setw() and setprecision()?

Which functions perform unformatted (raw) I/O in C++ streams?

Which function moves the 'get' pointer to a specific position in a file, enabling random access?

Which base class do istream and ostream derive from?

Which manipulator inserts a newline and flushes the output buffer?

Which function reports the current position of the 'put' pointer in a file stream?

To reset a stream's error state flags after an error, which function is used?

Which keyword pair is used to declare a function template in C++?

The process of the compiler generating a specific version of a template for an actual data type is called:

When both a template and a non-template function match a call equally well, the compiler generally prefers:

A class template such as Stack<T> allows creation of:

Member functions of a class template are defined outside the class using which syntax pattern?

Which STL component stores collections of objects, such as vector or map?

Which STL component behaves like a generalized pointer used to traverse a container?

Which of these is an STL algorithm rather than a container?

The STL achieves type-independence mainly through the use of:

A function template allows:

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: