Deck 8: Arrays

Question 1

What type of error occurs when a loop iterates one time too few or one time too many?

A)Run time error
B)Off-by-one error
C)Validation error
D)Syntax error
E)All of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Processing a large number of items in a(n)________ is usually easier than processing a large number of items stored in separate variables.

A)Constant
B)Variable
C)Array
D)Loop
E)None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

How many subscripts do you need to access one element in a two-dimensional array?

A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four
E)None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Every element in an array is assigned a unique number known as a ______________.

A)subscript
B)integer
C)character
D)number
E)None of the above

Question 5

What is the term used for the number inside the bracket that specifies the number of values that an array can hold?

A)Size
B)Size declarator
C)Number
D)Number declarator
E)None of the above

Question 6

________________ arrays are two or more arrays that hold related data,and the elements are accessed using a common subscript.

A)Sequential
B)Binary
C)Parallel
D)Linear
E)None of the above

Question 7

When working with arrays most programming languages perform ____________,which means they do not allow programs to use invalid subscripts.

A)array bounds checking
B)buffer overrun protection
C)bitwise data execution
D)subscript binding
E)None of these

Question 8

A partially filled array is normally used with __________.

A)a library function that performs array insertions
B)an accompanying variable that holds a copy of the last item stored in the array
C)an accompanying integer variable that holds the number of items that are actually stored in the array
D)a warning to the user that some of the elements contain invalid values
E)None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following statement is true about the statement below?
Declare Integer score [5] = 83,92,78,94,71

A)This is an array declaration.
B)This is an array initialization.
C)This is an array size establishment.
D)This is an array declaration and initialization.
E)This is an array declaration and size establishment.

Question 10

Two- dimensional arrays can be thought of as containing ___________.

A)Rows and columns
B)Lines and pages
C)Rows and pages
D)Lines and columns
E)Rows and pages

Question 11

Which is the simplest search technique to use to find an item in an array?

A)Sequential
B)Binary
C)Bubble
D)Select
E)None of the above

Question 12

What is the subscript for the data value 92 in the example given below?
Declare Integer score [5] = 83,92,78,94,71

A)One
B)Two
C)A
D)B
E)None of the above

Question 13

Access the individual elements in an array by using their _____________.

A)Sizes
B)Numbers
C)Integers
D)Subscripts
E)None of the above

Question 14

The expression score[5] is pronounced _____________________.

A)Score of 5
B)Score 5
C)Score sub 5
D)Score of 4
E)Score sub 4

Question 15

What is the term used for the value that is searched for in a search algorithm?

A)stringValue
B)searchValue
C)matchValue
D)flag
E)None of the above

Question 16

In the following declaration,what is the data type of the elements of the array?
Declare Integer numbers [SIZE]

A)SIZE
B)numbers
C)Integer
D)Declare
E)None of the above

Question 17

A three-dimensional array can be thought of as ______ of two-dimensional arrays.

A)Rows
B)Columns
C)Lines
D)Pages
E)None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following array declarations would be best suited for storing the retail prices?

A)Declare String retailPrice[SIZE]
B)Declare Real retailPrice[SIZE]
C)Declare Integer retailPrice[SIZE]
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 19

Some programming languages provide this specialized loop that steps through an array,retrieving the value of each element.

A)While Each
B)For Each
C)Repeat Get
D)Step Loop
E)None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following arguments must be passed when passing an array as an argument?

A)The array itself
B)An integer that specifies the number of elements in the array
C)The data type of the array
D)A and B
E)A and C

Question 21

Arrays,like variables,can only hold one value at a time.

Question 22

Arrays are designed to store and process a ________ of data.

Question 23

To calculate the total of the values in an array,a loop is used with an accumulator variable.

Question 24

Unlike variables,arrays need to be initialized separately from the declaration.

Question 25

In a sequential search algorithm,the Boolean variable used as a flag is initialized to TRUE.

Question 26

Variables work well in many situations,but they have limitations.

Question 27

Programming languages perform array ________ checking,which means they do not allow a program to use an invalid array subscript.

Question 28

One of the advantages of two- or more dimensional arrays is that the data values can be of two or more data types.

Question 29

Multiple-dimensional arrays can be used to model data that occurs in multiple sets.

Question 30

An ______ allows you to store a group of items of the same data type together in memory.

Question 31

Array bounds checking happens at runtime,which is while the program is running.

Question 32

All the values in an array must be of the same _____________.

Question 33

Passing an array as an argument requires that you pass ___________ argument(s).

Question 34

The ______________ search algorithm stops when the item is found or the end of the array is reached.

Question 35

Subscripts are used to identify specific elements in an array.

Question 36

By using the same _____________,a relationship can be established with the data stored between two or more arrays.

Question 37

If array name contains a list of names,name[1] is the name of the first person.

Question 38

The storage locations in an array are known as _________________.

Question 39

When processing the data in a two-dimensional array,each element has two subscripts.

Question 40

The first step in calculating the average of the values in an array is to get the total of the values.

Question 41

Loops are used to total the values in a numeric array,by which process the loop steps through the array adding the value of each array element to the ____________.

Question 42

The first step in finding the highest value in an array is to create a ____________ to hold the highest value.

Question 43

The first subscript in a one-dimensional array is ________________.

Question 44

Declaring a two-dimensional array requires _______ size declarators.

Question 45

A ___________________ array is like several identical arrays put together.

Question 46

If the subscripts of an array go from 0 through 9,then the size of the array is ________.