PSU CMPSC200 MIDTERM 2025 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS. ALREADY GRADED A+..pdf

PSU CMPSC200 MIDTERM 2025
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS.
ALREADY GRADED A+.
.* - ANSElement-by-element array multiplication operator

.^ - ANSElement-by-element array power operator

* - ANSMatrix multiplication operator

& - ANSAnd (used with vectors)

&& - ANSAnd (used with scalars)

%c - ANSUsed for displaying just one character

%e - ANSExponential notation

%f - ANSFixed-point notation

%g - ANSUsed for displaying the shorter of fixed-point notation or exponential notation

%i - ANSinteger notation

%s - ANSUsed for displaying a string of characters

^ - ANSMatrix power operator

< - ANSLess than

<= - ANSLess than or equal to

== - ANSEquality check

> - ANSGreater than

>= - ANSGreater than or equal to

| - ANSOr (used with vectors)

|| - ANSOr (used with scalars)

~ - ANSNot

, ~= - ANSNot equal to

0 (zero) is the typical computer science representation for true, while 1 (one) is the
typical computer science representation for false. - ANSFalse

A matrix with a determinant that is non-zero - ANSA matrix for which an inverse does
not exist

A stiff equation is a differential equation where some numerical solution approaches are
numerically stable unless you use extremely small step sizes. - ANSFalse

alpha( ) - ANSUsed to adjust the transparency of a graphics object

An array cannot contain multiple pieces of information. - ANSFalse

animatedline( ) - ANSCreates a line animation

Annotation axes - ANSEnables one to insert annotation objects such as lines, legends,
and text boxes onto a figure

Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) - ANSPerforms mathematical operations

Array - ANSContainer for multiple pieces of orderly information

At the end of a for loop, the loop index variable keeps its most recent value. - ANSTrue

axis( ) - ANSUsed to control the axes of a plot

Bit - ANSOne 0 or 1

break - ANSUsed to cause the termination of the smallest enclosing for loop or while
loop

break and continue are "go-to" techniques that all programmers should readily use. -
ANSFalse

Built-in backslash operator approach for solving systems of linear equations -
ANSsolution = A\b

Byte - ANSEight 0 or 1's

camlight( ) - ANSUsed to adjust lighting

Cell array constructors - ANSCurly braces: { and }