C Programming

Question 1

Object files can only have one function per file.

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true

Question 2

To create a relocatable object library archive from a group of object files, enter the command:

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ar ras libraryfile.a objectfile(s)

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link library file.a object file(s)

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ranlib library file.a objectfile(s)

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zip -r library file.a objectfile(s)

Question 3

You should put code you expect to reuse in other programs into a header file.

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true

Question 4

Dynamically linked object files have the extension .dll in Linux.

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true

Question 5

If you include code in a header file, it will:

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be copied redundantly in every object file created from source that includes the header.

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All are correct.

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cause a compile error because code, other than declarations, cannot be in a header file.

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create more compact code because it will compile directly with the source instead of being linked from a library.

Question 6

The GCC command line parameter '-c' tells the compiler to:

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compile only, without linking any code.

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use C syntax as opposed to C# or C++ syntax.

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copy the source file into the object file.

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compress the code output.

Question 7

Function declarations, global variable declarations, and #define directives are good to include in a library's header file because:

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All are correct.

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They provide an interface to the library's functions and data

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They prevent you from having to expose private code or write 'getters' and 'setters' for the library code.

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They can then be used by any code that includes the header file.

Question 8

The directive #define PI 3.1415

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tells the compiler to substitute the string "3.1415" in the source wherever it encounters the string "PI".

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tells the compiler to make the variable PI equal to 3.1415

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tells the compiler to alter all instances of PI in the object code to 3.1415

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tells the compiler to substitute the float number 3.1415 in the source wherever it encounters the string "PI".

Question 9

If a library file containing 10 functions is statically linked at compile time instead of dynamically linked at runtime:

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the executable will be smaller but the space used at runtime will be the same.

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the statement makes no sense because linking only occurs at compile time.

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it can share the library functions with other programs, saving space.

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the statement makes no sense because linking only occurs at runtime.

Question 10

#include "mycode.h" directs the compiler to search for mycode.h in the current directory first. Depending on implementation, it may also search subdirectories of the current directory and the systems include path.

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true

Question 11

To compile relocatable code, use the gcc flag -fPIC.

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true

Question 12

To prevent a header file mycode.h from being included more than once:

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#ifndef __mycode_h__
#define __mycode_h__
 ... code goes here
#endif
should be included in the header file

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header files should never include other header files.

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-Imycode.h should be added to the gcc compiler flags.

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#ifndef __mycode_h__
#define __mycode_h__
#include "mycode.h"
#endif
should be included in the source file

Question 13

Declarations:

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All are correct.

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need not include any initialization.

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must come before declared item can be used.

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can go anywhere in a source or header file (except conditional expressions)

Question 14

To add a table of relocatable object modules to an archive, use the 'ranlib' utility in linux.

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true

Question 15

To lump a set of object files together, use the 'ar' (archive) command. The result is a linkable library.

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true

Question 16

The gcc compiler flag -l followed by a path specifies an additional path for the compiler to search for include files.

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true

Question 17

Constants are usually defined in all capitals using a define directive so they will stand out.

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true

Question 18

The #include directive tells the compiler to insert the contents of the specified file into the file that has the directive at the location where the directive is found.

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true

Question 19

Object files consist of the source code for the function(s) they hold.

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true

Question 20

#include <mycode.h> directs the compiler to search for mycode.h in the current directory first, then in the system's include path.

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true

Question 21

int *numPtr;
int num = 100;
numPtr = num;

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fails because it tries to point numPtr to the address 100.

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stores the address of num into the location pointed at by numPtr

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causes numPtr to point to num.

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fails because numPtr is never initialized.

Question 22

You can do math on a pointer but you can't store the result back into the pointer variable.

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true

Question 23

unsigned long *varname declares varname to be an unsigned long that is used as a pointer.

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true

Question 24

typedef struct mystruct{ char *name;
                                             char *address; } mystruct;
Adding the structure name before the structure itself means you can use the structure before it was declared.

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true

Question 25

struct mystruct{ char *name;
                             char *address; );
struct mystruct *mycontact = malloc(sizeof(struct mystruct));
*(mycontact).name = "Charles";
When the above code executes,

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mycontact contains a pointer called name that points to a string, "Charles," stored somewhere on the heap.

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it stores the string "Charles" in the variable name inside mycontact.

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it fails because the last line should have been *(mystruct).mycontact.name = "Charles";

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it fails because name did not specify a size and no memory for it was allocated.

Question 26

&varname can be read as 'address of varname'.

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true

Question 27

struct mystruct{ char *name;
                             char *address; };
struct mystruct *mycontact = malloc(sizeof(struct mystruct));
When the above code executes, it

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creates a variable called mycontact that points to a structure that contains NULL pointers to name and address.

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fails because malloc does not know how big the name or address fields are.

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creates a variable called mycontact that contains a name and an address.

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creates a variable called mycontact that points a variable called mystruct.

Question 28

int *varptr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 );
int x = *(varptr + 2);
The above code sets x to 3.

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true

Question 29

int *numPtr;
int num = 100;
numPtr = &num;

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causes numPtr to point to num.

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fails because it tries to point numPtr to address 100.

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stores 100 in the address pointed to by numPtr.

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fails because numPtr is never initialized.

Question 30

Assume that pointers are 4 bytes, integers are 2 bytes, characters are 1 byte, and float values take up 4 bytes.
typedef struct { char *name;
                            char *ID[8];
                            int rank;
                            float scores[];
                         } gradesRecord;
gradesRecord *grades = malloc(sizeof(gradesRecord);
How many bytes were allocated by the malloc function?

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Can't allocate without first allocating name

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22

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Can't tell because no dimension was given for scores array.

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14

Question 31

typedef struct mystruct{ char *name;
                                             char *address; };
Adding typedef to the above declaration means I can now declare "mystruct mycontact" instead of "struct mystruct mycontact".

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true

Question 32

struct mystruct{ char *name;
                             char *address; };
struct mystruct *mycontact = malloc(sizeof(struct mystruct));
mycontact->name = "Charles";
When the above code executes,

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mycontact contains a pointer called name that now points to the string "Charles" stored somewhere in the heap.

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it fails because you can't store a string literal into a pointer.

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it fails because there was no malloc for name to create space for the string.

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it fails because the last line should read &mycontact->name = "Charles";

Question 33

struct mystruct{ char *name;
                             char *address; };
struct mystruct *mycontact = malloc(sizeof(struct mystruct));
char* tempptr = &(mycontact->name);
*tempptr = "Charles";
When the above code executes, it

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gets the address of name inside mycontact and then sets its value to point to the string "Charles" stored somewhere on the heap.

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gets the address of mycontact and stores the string "Charles" there.

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fails because we tried to store a string, "Charles", inside a pointer, tempptr.

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gets the address pointed to by name inside mycontact and stores the string "Charles" at that location.

Question 34

unsigned long *varname declares varname to be a pointer to an unsigned long integer.

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true

Question 35

int varptr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
int x = varptr;
The above code sets x to 1.

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true

Question 36

int *numPtr;
int num = 100;
*numPtr = num;

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fails because numPtr has not been initialized.

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stores 100 in the location numPtr points to.

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points numPtr to num.

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fails because it tries to point numPtr to address 100.

Question 37

typedef struct { char *name;
                            char *address; } mystruct;
The above typedef declaration means I can now declare "mystruct mycontact" instead of "struct mystruct mycontact".

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true

Question 38

int varptr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
int x = *varptr;
The above code sets x to 1.

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true

Question 39

The elements in a struct can be any type except a pointer.

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true

Question 40

float *fnum = 3.1415

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stores 3.1415 at the address where fnum points at.

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is invalide because you cannot assign a number to a pointer

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stores 3.1415 in fnum.

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is not a valid statement because a pointer cannot be a fraction.

Question 41

The debug macros in dbg.h will automatically detect errors in the code and print them out

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true

Question 42

You should always compile your code using the command line switch to include debugging info.

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true

Question 43

kill stops and deletes the program being debugged.

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true

Question 44

clear 157 deletes the instruction at line 157.

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true

Question 45

display sum prints out the value of the variable sum each time the program stops at a breakpoint or watchpoint.

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true

Question 46

Using dbg.h and scattering debug messages through the source code is less efficient than using gdb.

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true

Question 47

continue lets the program run until it hits the next breakpoint or the program ends.

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true

Question 48

watch x*y stops execution of the program if the value x*y changes. x and y must be defined in the program.

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true

Question 49

step causes the program to execute one line at a time, slowly, so you can watch the execution.

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true

Question 50

If a debug macro from dbg.h is triggered, it will print the file and line number of the source code that triggered it.

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true

Question 51

list myprog:15 myprog:27 will display the source code from lines 15–27 from myprog.

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true

Question 52

info watchpoints lists information about the watchpoints that have been set.

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true

Question 53

gdb -args ./myprog 7 9 creates a debug session for the program myprog and passes 7 and 9 to it as arguments.

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true

Question 54

break myprog:sum tells the debugger to stop execution when it reaches the sum function in myprog.

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true

Question 55

next goes to the next instruction. If the next instruction is a function call, then it goes to the first instruction inside the function.

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true

Question 56

print x+5 will print 5 added to the value of x, presuming x is defined in the program being debugged.

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true

Question 57

list myprog:sum displays the source code for the sum function in myprog.

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true

Question 58

-d is the argument to gcc to compile the code in a debuggable state.

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true

Question 59

Bracketing a bug with debug messages or even just print statements can be faster than stepping through the code with debug.

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true

Question 60

info break displays information about the last breakpoint reached.

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true

Question 61

A break statement in a loop will cause the current loop iteration to halt and execution of the next loop iteration to begin.

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true

Question 62

The reserved word else is always associated with the closest if statement unless braces are used to define blocks of statements.

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true

Question 63

Declarations can be placed anywhere in the program.

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true

Question 64

If a condition's value is 0, then the condition is evaluated as true.

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true

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