Given the following code and assuming list is an int array that stores positive int values only. Which of the following tasks is accomplished by this code? int foo = 0; For (int j =0 ; j foo) foo = list[j]; A) It stores the smallest value of list in foo. B) It stores the largest value of list in foo. C) It stores every value of list, one at a time, in list until the loop terminates. D) It counts the number of elements in list that are greater than foo. E) It counts the number of elements in list that are less than foo.

Question

Given the following code and assuming list is an int array that stores positive int values only. Which of the following tasks is accomplished by this code? int foo = 0;
For (int j =0 ; j < list.length; j++)
If (list[j] > foo) foo = list[j];
A) It stores the smallest value of list in foo.
B) It stores the largest value of list in foo.
C) It stores every value of list, one at a time, in list until the loop terminates.
D) It counts the number of elements in list that are greater than foo.
E) It counts the number of elements in list that are less than foo.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The code iterates through the elements in the list and checks if the element is greater than the current value of foo. If it is, then it updates the value of foo to the value of the current element. This process is repeated for all elements in the list, ultimately resulting in foo storing the largest value in the list.

Given the Following Code and Assuming List Is an Int