CSE 114 Sample Midterm Exam 1 Version 1

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Directions: You have 53 minutes to complete this exam. Write all answers neatly in
the space provided. Please do not separate exam sheets. No additional exam sheets are
provided. Scrap paper is provided per request.
You must write with a pen.
Closed book exam: you are not allowed to use the textbook, lecture notes, cheat sheets
or anything else beside your brain during the exam.
Use well-named variables and include any documentation where you feel it is necessary
to understand your algorithms.

CSE 114 Sample Midterm Exam 1 Version 1

Question 1
a. (1 point) If you attempt to add an int, a byte, a long, and a double, the result will be a
__________ value.
A. double
B. byte
C. long
D. int

b. (1 point) 25 % 1 is _____
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 0
E. 4

c. (5 points) Multiple answers: To add number to sum, you write (Note: Java is case-sensitive)
A. number += sum;
B. number = sum + number;
C. sum = sum + number;
D. sum += number;
E. sum = Number + sum;

d. (1 point) Note that the Unicode for character 'A' is 65. The expression 'A' + 1 in the statement
System.out.print('A' + 1); evaluates to ________.
A. 66
B. "A1"
C. Illegal expression
D. 'B'

e. (1 point) The "less than or equal to" comparison operator in Java is __________.
A. <<
B. =<
C. <=
D. !=
E. <

f. (1 point) In Java, the word true is ________.

A. a Boolean literal
B. same as value 0
C. a Java keyword
D. same as value 1

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Question 2
a (5 points) Which of the Boolean expressions below are incorrect?
A. (true) && (3 => 4)
B. (x != 0) || (x = 0)
C. !(x > 0) && (x > 0)
D. (x > 0) || (x < 0)
E. (-10 < x < 0)

b. (5 point) What is the printout of the following switch statement?

char ch = 'a';
switch (Character.toUpperCase(ch)) {
case 'A':
System.out.print(ch); break;
case 'B':
System.out.print(ch); break;
case 'C':
System.out.print(ch); break;
case 'D':
System.out.print(ch); break;
default:
S.o.p(ch);
}
A. aa
B. ab
C. a
D. abcd
E. abc

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Question 3
a. (4 point) Analyze the following code:
Code 1:
int number = 45;
boolean even;
if (number % 2 == 0)
even = true;
else
even = false;
Code 2:
int number = 45;
boolean even = (number % 2 == 0);
A. Code 2 has compile errors.
B. Code 1 has compile errors.
C. Both Code 1 and Code 2 have compile errors.
D. Both Code 1 and Code 2 are correct.

b. (2 point) Analyze the following code:

if (x < 100) & (x > 10)
System.out.println("x is between 10 and 100");
A. The statement has compile errors because (x<100) & (x > 10) must be enclosed inside
parentheses.
B. The statement has compile errors because (x<100) & (x > 10) must be enclosed inside
parentheses and the println(?) statement must be put inside a block.
C. The statement compiles fine, but has a runtime error.
D. The statement compiles fine.

c. (4 point) What is the printout of the following switch statement?

char ch = 'b';
switch (ch) {
case 'a':
System.out.print(ch);
case 'b':
System.out.print(ch);
case 'c':
System.out.print(ch);
case 'd':
System.out.print(ch);
}
A. b
B. bcd
C. bbb
D. abcd
E. bb

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Question 4
a. (5 points) What is the output of the following code?
boolean even = false;
System.out.println((even ? "true" : "false"));
A. false
B. nothing
C. true
D. true false

b. (5 points) What is the value in count after the following loop is executed?
int count = 0;
do {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java");
} while (count++ < 9);
System.out.println(count);
A. 9
B. 8
C. 11
D. 10
E. 0

Question 5 (20 points)

Write a method to compute the following series:

1 2
i
m(i ) ...
3 5
2i 1

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Question 6 (10 Points)

Write a method that will display numbers from 1 to n, 7 numbers per line. The numbers are
separated by one space.

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Question 7 (30 Points):

Write a loop that displays the following pattern.
12345678987654321
234567898765432
3456789876543
45678987654
567898765
6789876
78987
898
9

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