CSE 240 Midterm ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Stored program concept (von Neumann machine) is one of the most fundamental concepts in
computer science. What programming paradigm most closely follows this concept? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Imperitive
What computing paradigm can solve a problem by describing the requirements, without writing
code in a step-wise fashion to solve the problem. - CORRECT ANSWER - Logic
What computing paradigm enforces stateless (no variable allowed) programming? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Functional
What is a feature of object oriented computing? - CORRECT ANSWER - State encapsulation
In contrast to Web 1.0 what is the key function of Web 2.0? - CORRECT ANSWER - Web is
the computing platform
Because of hardware constraints early programming languages emphasized - CORRECT
ANSWER - Efficiency
What factor is generally considered more important in modern programming language design? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Readability
The main idea of structured programming is to - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce the types of
control structures
Implicit type conversion is commonly referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Coercion
In the following pseudocode which programming language allows the mixed use of data types?
, int i = 1; char c = 'a' ; // declaration & initiali
c = c + I; - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the layers of programming language structure, which layer performs type checking? -
CORRECT ANSWER - contextual
Which of the following statement is correct if language is strongly typed select all that applies.
A. Each variable in a program has a single type associated with it.
B. Variable type can be unknown at compilation time
C. Type errors are always reported.
D. Coercion is automatically allowed. - CORRECT ANSWER - A,C
Which command (construct) has a loop when expressed in syntax graphs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Switch
The contextual structure of a programming language defines - CORRECT ANSWER - The
static semantics that will be checked by the compiler
If a program contains an error that divide a number by zero at execution time. This error is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Semantic error
Interpretation is not efficient if - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-module programming is used
What is the difference between an in-line function and a macro in C++? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Inlining is a suggestion to the compiler, while a macro definition will be enforced
Macros-processing takes place during which phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preprocessing
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Stored program concept (von Neumann machine) is one of the most fundamental concepts in
computer science. What programming paradigm most closely follows this concept? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Imperitive
What computing paradigm can solve a problem by describing the requirements, without writing
code in a step-wise fashion to solve the problem. - CORRECT ANSWER - Logic
What computing paradigm enforces stateless (no variable allowed) programming? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Functional
What is a feature of object oriented computing? - CORRECT ANSWER - State encapsulation
In contrast to Web 1.0 what is the key function of Web 2.0? - CORRECT ANSWER - Web is
the computing platform
Because of hardware constraints early programming languages emphasized - CORRECT
ANSWER - Efficiency
What factor is generally considered more important in modern programming language design? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Readability
The main idea of structured programming is to - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce the types of
control structures
Implicit type conversion is commonly referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Coercion
In the following pseudocode which programming language allows the mixed use of data types?
, int i = 1; char c = 'a' ; // declaration & initiali
c = c + I; - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the layers of programming language structure, which layer performs type checking? -
CORRECT ANSWER - contextual
Which of the following statement is correct if language is strongly typed select all that applies.
A. Each variable in a program has a single type associated with it.
B. Variable type can be unknown at compilation time
C. Type errors are always reported.
D. Coercion is automatically allowed. - CORRECT ANSWER - A,C
Which command (construct) has a loop when expressed in syntax graphs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Switch
The contextual structure of a programming language defines - CORRECT ANSWER - The
static semantics that will be checked by the compiler
If a program contains an error that divide a number by zero at execution time. This error is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Semantic error
Interpretation is not efficient if - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-module programming is used
What is the difference between an in-line function and a macro in C++? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Inlining is a suggestion to the compiler, while a macro definition will be enforced
Macros-processing takes place during which phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preprocessing
