MCQ 1

1.
The machine code generated from source code by a compiler
(a) can be easily inspected to check the correctness of the compiler
(b) associates variable values with their names
(c) executes more quickly than the source code
(d) does not preserve all the information given in the source code
Correct answer is (d)
Your score on this question is: 7.14
Feedback:
See section 1.1.3 of the course notes.
2. Consider the following fragment of C++ source code.

String msg; unsigned int x; int y;
cin >> msg >> x >> y;
cout << x + y;
Which of the following is (are) true regarding execution of the segment?
I. The input statement will always take the same amount of time to execute.
II. The output statement will always be executed immediately after the input statement.
III. If x and y are both positive, an integer greater than both will be printed.
(a) none
(b) II and III only
(c) II only
(d) I and II only

Correct answer is (a)
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3. When debugging using Visual C++, which of the following are possible through
the Watch window?
I. The program's execution can be stopped.
II. The value of an arbitrary C expression can be calculated.
III. The value of a program variable can be set.
(a) III only
(b) II only
(c) I, II, and III.
(d) II and III only

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4. In Visual C++, a Win32 Console Application is
(a) built by using sophisticated "Application Wizards"
(b) the status window of the Visual C++ environment
(c) a program that is able to control the operating system of a windows computer
(d) the simplest type of application Visual C++ can generate
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5. When executing a function callee(), which of the following are true regarding the value of the
frame pointer?
I. It marks the top of the stack frame of the function that invoked callee().
II. It marks the bottom of the stack frame of callee()
III. It is the top of the stack.
(a) III only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) I only
Correct answer is (b)
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6. Consider the following program.

int i;
int j = 1;
int callee(int number) {
int plusone;
plusone = number + 1;
return plusone;
}
int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
if (j == 1) return callee(i);
return j;
}
Which of the following are allocated in the activation record immediately after the
function callee() is invoked?
(a) i only.
(b) plusone only.
(c) plusone and number only.
(d) i, j and number only.

Correct answer is (c)
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int square(int * arg) {
int n = * arg;
return n * n;
}
int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
int arg = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
return square(arg);
}
When it is executed with the argument 5, the variable n is allocated to
(a) many addresses neither of which are known to the compiler.
(b) many addresses chosen by the compiler.
(c) exactly one address chosen by the compiler.
(d) exactly one address not known to the compiler.

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8. What is printed as a result of execution of the following program?

#include <stdio.h>
void callee(int * count) {
(*count)++;
}
int count = 4;
callee(&count);
printf("%d", count);
return 0;
}
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) It cannot be determined from the information given.

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9. Consider the following segment of C source code.

int a = 8;
int b = *&a;
What is the value of variable b at the end of execution of the segment?
(a) a
(b) (int) &a
(c) &a
(d) (int) &b

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10. The Visual C++ Memory window displays
(a) the names and values of variables in memory, interpreted as 32-bit integers no matter
what the variables' types
(b) the contents of memory, interpreted as 32-bit integers, without the associated variable
names
(c) the contents of memory, interpreted in one of several ways, without the associated
variable names
(d) the names and values of variables in memory, interpreted in one of several ways
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11. A jump instruction
(a) increases the program counter
(b) unconditionally sets the program counter to its operand
(c) changes the program counter only if its operand is equal to zero
(d) changes a pointer to point to the next element of an array

Feedback:
12. Programs compiled for an Intel Pentium processor do not execute properly on
a SPARC processor fromSun Microsystems because
(a) copyrights regarding code cannot be violated
(b) the operation codes understood by the two processors are different
(c) the memory of a SPARC CPU is numbered from top to bottom
(d) the assembly mnemonics for the same "opcode" are different in the two processors
Feedback:
13. Suppose that, using a tool such as the memory window of Visual C++, we found that a certain
set of contiguous memory locations contained the integer 0xC605CD623A8365000000. What
could these memory locations hold?
I. the integer 0xC605CD623A8365000000
II. a string
III. a CPU instruction
(a) I and II only
(b) I only
(c) I, II, and III
(d) III only

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14. How many return addresses does a C function have as a program executes?
(a) as many as the number of return statements within the function
(b) one
(c) two, one for each branch
(d) as many as the number of times it is invoked

Feedback:
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Total score: 64.29
Your performance was as follows:
1. Which of the following does a debugger do?
I. Analyze the source code to find programming errors.
II. Decode machine code generated by a compiler.
III. Stop execution of a program.
(a) I, II, and III.
(b) III only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only

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2. Which of the following Visual C++ objects are contained within a "Project"?
I. Files
II. Visual C++ Solutions
III. Flow charts
(a) II only
(b) I, II and III
(c) I only
(d) II and III only

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3. Within Visual C++, which of the following will reveal the value of a variable when the program is
stopped at a breakpoint?
I. Placing the mouse pointer over the variable name in the source file window.
II. Inserting a printf() in the program.
III. Typing the variable name on the "Watch" window.
(a) I, II, and III

(b) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(d) III only

Feedback:
4. When using a debugger to find the cause of a program's incorrect behavior,
(a) it is often necessary to start the program multiple times under the debugger
(b) the program is usually executed to the point at which the behavior occurs and then
executed backwards to find the cause
(c) the faulty code fragment must first be identified
(d) it is fastest to start by stopping the debugger long before the behavior appears
Feedback:
5. What does the following program print?

int callee(int * count) {
count++;
return *count;
}
int count = 4;
int retval;
retval = callee(&count);
printf("%d", retval);
return 0;
}
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) cannot be determined from the information given.

Feedback:
6. When executing a function callee(), which of the following are true regarding the value of the
frame pointer?
I. It marks the top of the stack frame of the function that invoked callee().
II. It marks the bottom of the stack frame of callee()
III. It is the top of the stack.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and II only

Feedback:
7. Consider the following function.

int factorial(int n) {
if (n == 1) return n;
return n * factorial(n - 1);
}
How many activation records are "popped" when it is invoked by the
expression factorial(4)?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 0
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int i;
int * jp = &i;
int main(int i, char * argv[]) {
printf("%d %d\n", (int) &i, (int) jp);
}
Which of the following describes what it prints?
(a) two very different integers
(b) nothing: it will not compile because it is ambiguous
(c) two values, one 4 greater than the other
(d) two integers that are exactly the same

Feedback:
9. Consider the following code.

char a[100];
a[99] = *((char *) (((int) &a[0]) + 4))
If integers are 32 bits wide, which of the following values is equal to a[99]?
(a) a[3]
(b) a[0] + 4
(c) a[4]
(d) the integer stored in the bytes a[4], a[5], a[6] and a[7]
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10. Consider the following segment of a C program.

int i = 99;
int a[100];
i = a[i + 1];
Which of the following is true of the segment?
(a) i will have the value of the last element of the array a at the end of any execution of the
segment.
(b) Execution will fail because a has the wrong size.
(c) When executed, the program will be prematurely terminated by the operating system
because of an illegal memory access.
(d) i will have the value 99 at the end of any execution of the segment.
Feedback:
11. Which of the following is a good reason (are good reasons) to equip the CPU with small
amounts of fast memory?
I. To make the design of the compiler simpler
II. To make some CPU instructions smaller
III. To make some CPU instructions faster
(a) II and III only
(b) III only
(c) I, II, and III
(d) II only
Feedback:
12. The program counter contains
(a) the amount of memory a program is currently using
(b) the address of the CPU instruction that is about to be executed
(c) the number of times a program has been executed
(d) the number of CPU instructions a program has executed so far

Feedback:
13. Immediately after the CPU executes an instruction that is neither a branch nor a jump
instruction, the program counter
(a) is incremented by one

(b) has a value that cannot be determined without further information
(c) remains unchanged
(d) is incremented to point to the following instruction

Feedback:
14. Which of the following computations may be performed by exactly one CPU instruction?
I. a = 5;
II. a = b + c * 5;
III. for (i = 0; i < 10; i += a[i++]);
(a) I and II only
(b) II only
(c) I only
(d) I, II, and III

View Assessment Result: Multiple-Choice Quiz 1
Your performance was as follows:
1.
Which of the following is able to describe a computation at the highest level

of abstraction?
(a) logic Gates
(b) C++ code
(c) C code
(d) machine code

Feedback:
2.
Which of the following does a debugger do?
Analyze the source code to find programming errors.
Decode machine code generated by a compiler.
Stop execution of a program.
(a) I, II, and III.
(b) III only
(c) II and III only
(d) I and III only
Feedback:

3.
When using a debugger to find the cause of a program's incorrect behavior,
(a) it is fastest to start by stopping the debugger long before the behavior
appears
(b) the faulty code fragment must first be identified
(c) the program is usually executed to the point at which the behavior occurs and
then executed backwards to find the cause
(d) it is often necessary to start the program multiple times under the debugger
Feedback:
4.
In Visual C++, a Win32 Console Application is
(a) built by using sophisticated "Application Wizards"
(b) the simplest type of application Visual C++ can generate

(c) a program that is able to control the operating system of a windows computer
(d) the status window of the Visual C++ environment
Feedback:
5.
Consider the following program.
int i;
int * jp = &i;
int main(int i, char * argv[]) {
printf("%d %d\n", (int) &i, (int) jp);
Which of the following describes what it prints?
(a) two integers that are exactly the same
(b) nothing: it will not compile because it is ambiguous
(c) two very different integers
(d) two values, one 4 greater than the other

Feedback:
6.
Consider the function factorial() defined as follows.
How many activation records of factorial are allocated by invocation of the

expression factorial(4)?
(a) 5
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 0
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7.
Consider the following function.
How many activation records are "popped" when it is invoked by the expression
factorial(4)?
(a) 4
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 5
Feedback:
8.
Consider the following program.

int square(int * arg) {
int n = * arg;
return n * n;
int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
int arg = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
return square(arg);
When it is executed with the argument 5, the variable n is allocated to
(a) many addresses neither of which are known to the compiler.
(b) exactly one address not known to the compiler.
(c) exactly one address chosen by the compiler.
(d) many addresses chosen by the compiler.
Feedback:
9.
Consider the following segment of a C program.
int i = 99;
int a[100];
i = a[i + 1];
Which of the following is true of the segment?
(a) i will have the value 99 at the end of any execution of the segment.
(b) i will have the value of the last element of the array a at the end of any
execution of the segment.
(c) When executed, the program will be prematurely terminated by the operating
system because of an illegal memory access.
(d) Execution will fail because a has the wrong size.
Feedback:
10.
In a computer in which both addresses and integers are 32 bits wide, how
many bytes of memory will the compiler allocate for following code fragment?
int a;
int * b = &a;
(a) 32
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 0
Feedback:
11.
Immediately after the CPU executes an instruction that is neither a branch

nor a jump instruction, the program counter
(a) remains unchanged
(b) has a value that cannot be determined without further information
(c) is incremented to point to the following instruction
(d) is incremented by one
Feedback:

12.
How many return addresses does a C function have as a program executes?
(a) two, one for each branch
(b) as many as the number of return statements within the function
(c) as many as the number of times it is invoked
(d) one
Feedback:
13.
Consider the following pseudo-instructions.
0x40B7D8 i = i - 1
0x40B7E0 branch-if-not-zero 0x40B7D8
Which of the following code fragments do the instructions encode?
if (i != 0) i = i -1;
while (--i);
do { i = i - 1; } while (i);
(a) II only
(b) I only
(c) II and III only
(d) III only
Feedback:
14.
We want the variable factorialfunc to hold the address of the first instruction
of the following function:
return n * factorial(n -1);
How would we declare the variable?
(a) we can't: C cannot extract the addresses of instructions.

(b) int (*factorialfunc)(int);
(c) int (int) * factorialfunc
(d) factorial() * factorialfunc;
Feedback:
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Total score: 92.86
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1.

The machine code generated from source code by a compiler

(a) can be easily inspected to check the correctness of the compiler

(b) associates variable values with their names

(c) executes more quickly than the source code

2. Consider the following fragment of C++ source code.

(b) II and III only

(d) I and II only

III. The value of a program variable can be set.

(a) III only

(c) I, II, and III.

(d) II and III only

4. In Visual C++, a Win32 Console Application is

(a) built by using sophisticated "Application Wizards"

(b) the status window of the Visual C++ environment

III. It is the top of the stack.

(a) III only

(b) I and II only

6. Consider the following program.

(b) plusone only.

(c) plusone and number only.

(d) i, j and number only.

7. Consider the following program.

(a) many addresses neither of which are known to the compiler.

(b) many addresses chosen by the compiler.

(c) exactly one address chosen by the compiler.

(d) exactly one address not known to the compiler.

8. What is printed as a result of execution of the following program?

(d) It cannot be determined from the information given.

9. Consider the following segment of C source code.

(b) (int) &a

(d) (int) &b

10. The Visual C++ Memory window displays

11. A jump instruction

(a) increases the program counter

(b) unconditionally sets the program counter to its operand

(d) changes a pointer to point to the next element of an array

(a) copyrights regarding code cannot be violated

(c) the memory of a SPARC CPU is numbered from top to bottom

III. a CPU instruction

(a) I and II only

(c) I, II, and III

(d) III only

(c) two, one for each branch

(d) as many as the number of times it is invoked

III. Stop execution of a program.

(a) I, II, and III.

(b) III only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

III. Flow charts

(b) I, II and III

(d) II and III only

III. Typing the variable name on the "Watch" window.

(a) I, II, and III

(c) II and III only

(d) III only

4. When using a debugger to find the cause of a program's incorrect behavior,

(c) the faulty code fragment must first be identified

5. What does the following program print?

(d) cannot be determined from the information given.

III. It is the top of the stack.