Fundamentals of Software Development Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course introduces students to the essential principles and practices of software development. Covering the software development lifecycle, students learn about requirements gathering, system design, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving techniques, programming fundamentals, version control, and collaborative workflows. Through hands-on projects and exercises, students gain practical experience with modern development tools, methodologies, and best practices, preparing them for continued study or entry-level roles in the software industry.
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Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects 9th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming
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Q1) In the process of translating a source file into an executable file, which of the following is the correct sequence?
A) Source code, preprocessor, modified source code, linker, object code, compiler, executable code
B) Preprocessor, source code, compiler, executable code, linker, modified source code, object code
C) Source code, compiler, modified source code, preprocessor, object code, linker, executable code.
D) Source code, preprocessor, modified source code, compiler, object code, linker, executable code.
E) Source code, linker, object code, compiler, modified source code, preprocessor, executable code.
Answer: D
Q2) In C++, key words are written in all lowercase letters. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Introduction to C
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Q1) Which of the following is not a valid C++ identifier?
A) April2018
B) employee_number
C) _1user
D) 1user
E) theLittleBrownFoxWhoRanAway
Answer: D
Q2) What is the value of cookies after the following statements execute?
Int number = 38, children = 4, cookies;
Cookies = number % children;
A) 2
B) 4
C) 9
D) 9.5
E) .5
Answer: A
Q3) The preprocessor executes after the compiler.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Expressions and Interactivity
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Q1) Which line in the following program will cause a compiler error?
1 #include <iostream>
2 using namespace std;
3
4 int main()
5 {
6 \(\quad\)const int MY_VAL = 77;
7 \(\quad\)MY_VAL = 99;
8 \(\quad\)cout << MY_VAL << endl;
9 \(\quad\)return 0;
10 }
A) line 6
B) line 7
C) line 8
D) line 9
E) there will be no compiler error
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) Which statement allows you to properly check the char variable code to determine whether it is equal to a C and then output This is a check?
A) if code is equal to C
cout << "This is a check\n";
B) if (code = "C")
cout << "This is a check\n";
C) if (code == 'C')
cout << "This is a check\n";
D) if (code == C)
cout << "This is a check" << endl;
Q2) This operator takes an operand and reverses its truth or Falsehood:
A) !&
B) ||
C) =!
D) !
E) None of these
Q3) The conditional operator takes two operands.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Loops and Files
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Q1) The update expression of a for loop can contain more than one statement, for example:
for(i = 5; i <= 10; i++, total+= sales)
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a for statement, this expression is executed only once:
A) the test
B) null
C) initialization
D) validation
E) None of these
Q3) How many times will the following loop display "Looping again!"?
For (int i = 0; i <= 20; i++)
Cout << "Looping again!" << endl;
A) 20
B) 19
C) 21
D) an infinite number of times
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Chapter 6: Functions
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Q1) This statement causes a function to end.
A) end
B) terminate
C) return
D) release
E) None of these
Q2) Select all that apply. Which of the following statement(s) about global variables is(are) true?
A) A global variable is accessible only to the main function.
B) A global variable is declared in the highest-level block in which it is used.
C) A global variable can have the same name as a variable that is declared locally within a function.
D) A global variable is the same as a named constant.
E) If a function contains a local variable with the same name as a global variable, the global variable's name takes precedence within the function.
Q3) A local variable and a global variable may not have the same name within a program.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and Vectors
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Q1) To access an array element, use the array name and the element's ___________.
A) data type
B) subscript
C) value
D) name
E) None of these
Q2) What is the last legal subscript that can be used with the following array?
Int values[5];
A) 0
B) 5
C) 6
D) 4
E) 1
Q3) An array initialization must be all on one line.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Each individual element of an array can be accessed by the array name and the element subscript.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Searching and Sorting Arrays
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Q1) Assume you have two integer variables, num1 and num2. Which of the following is the correct way to swap the values in these two variables?
A) int temp = num1; Num2 = num1; Num1 = num2; B) int temp = num2; Num2 = num1; Num1 = temp; C) num1 = num2; Num2 = num1;
D) int temp = num1; Num2 = temp; Temp = num2; Num1 = temp; E) None of these
Q2) Before you can perform a selection sort, the data must be stored in ascending order. A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Pointers
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Q1) Select all that apply. Which of the following can be used as pointers?
A) array names
B) numeric constants
C) keywords
D) None of these
Q2) Assuming ptr is a pointer variable, what will the following statement output?
Cout << *ptr;
A) the value stored in the variable whose address is contained in ptr
B) the string "*ptr"
C) the address of the variable whose address is stored in ptr
D) the address of the variable stored in ptr
E) None of these
Q3) What will the following code output?
Int number = 22;
Int *var = &number;
Cout << var << endl;
A) the address of number
B) 22
C) an asterisk followed by 22
D) an asterisk followed by the address of number
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Chapter 10: Characters, C-Strings, and More About the String Class
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Q1) The function that reverses the order of a C-string is
A) reversstr
B) strrev
C) reverseit
D) back
E) None of these
Q2) Select all that apply. Whitespace encompasses which of the following?
A) a tab
B) a newline
C) a space
D) None of these
Q3) Which of the following defines an array of C-strings that will hold 49 characters and the null terminator?
A) char [49];
B) char str[50];
C) char[50] str;
D) character str[50];
E) None of these
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Chapter 11: Structured Data
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Q1) Structure variables may be passed as arguments to functions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A function cannot modify the members of a structure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You may use a pointer to a structure as a
A) function parameter
B) structure member
C) function return type
D) All of these
E) None of these
Q4) If a function is legally prototyped to return an integer value, it can return a structure member that is an integer data type.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Any mathematical operation that can be performed on regular C++ variables can be performed on structure members.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Advanced File Operations
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Q1) The __________ marker is the character that marks the end of a file and is automatically written when the file is closed.
A) End Of File (EOF)
B) No More Data (NMD)
C) Data Stream Close (DSC)
D) Data Read Stop (DRS)
E) None of these
Q2) Which of the following statements opens a file named info.txt for both input and output?
A) dataFile.open("info.txt", ios::in && ios::out);
B) dataFile.open("info.txt", ios::in, ios::out);
C) dataFile.open("info.txt", input || output);
D) dataFile.open("info.txt", ios::in | ios::out);
E) None of these
Q3) All stream objects have __________ which indicate the position of the stream.
A) error state bits
B) condition statements
C) markers
D) intrinsic error messages
E) None of these
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Chapter 13: Introduction to Classes
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Q1) You must use the private access specification for all data members of a class.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In C++11 you can use __________ to initialize a member variable in its declaration statement.
A) general member initialization
B) default initialization
C) in-place initialization
D) initialization overload
E) None of these
Q3) The constructor function may not accept arguments.
A)True
B)False
Q4) More than one constructor function may be defined for a class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) You can use the technique known as a member intialization list to initialize members of a class.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: More About Classes
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Q1) Which type of function is not a member of a class but has access to the private members of the class?
A) static
B) constructor
C) destructor
D) friend
E) None of these
Q2) If a member is declared __________, all objects of that class have access to that variable.
A) static
B) dynamic
C) inline
D) default
E) None of these
Q3) When a class contains an instance of another class, it is known as
A) object overloading
B) operator overloading
C) object composition
D) dynamic composition
E) None of these
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Chapter 15: Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Virtual Functions
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Q1) A derived class may become a base class if another class is derived from it. A)True
B)False
Q2) The following statement allows the __________ members of the Car class to access __________ members of the Vehicle class. class Car : Public Vehicle
A) private, private
B) public, private
C) protected, private D) public, protected
E) None of these
Q3) When arguments must be passed to the base class constructor, they are passed from the derived class constructor's header line.
A)True
B)False
Q4) More than one class may be derived from a base class. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Exceptions and Templates
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Q1) Given the following code, what will happen if the value of denom is 0? double divide(int numer, int denom)
{ if (denom == 0)
\(\quad\)throw "ERROR: Cannot divide by zero.\n"; else
\(\quad\)Return static_cast<double>(numer)/denom; }
A) Nothing will happen because there is no catch block.
B) The program will display ERROR: Cannot divide by zero.and then move to the statement following the if/else block.
C) The program will display ERROR: Cannot divide by zero.and then halt.
D) There is no throw point because there is no try block.
E) None of these
Q2) A program may not contain both a "regular" version of a function and a template version of the function.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: The Standard Template Library
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Q1) Select all that apply. Which of the following are member functions of the vector class that use emplacement?
A) insert()
B) push_back()
C) emplace()
D) emplace_back()
E) None of these
Q2) The three sequence container objects provided by the STL are
A) set, multiset, and map
B) vector, deque, and list
C) map, list, and array
D) multimap, map, and multilist
E) None of these
Q3) A mutable iterator gives you read/write access to the element to which the iterator points.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A set is an associative container containing elements that must all be unique.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Linked Lists
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Q1) If the head pointer points to nullptr, this indicates
A) the list has been previously created and then destroyed
B) the list needs to be destroyed
C) there are no nodes in the list
D) the list is full and cannot accept any new nodes
E) None of these
Q2) A linked list can grow and shrink as a program runs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To delete an entire list, normally you must traverse the list, deleting each node, one by one.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Standard Template Library (STL) provides a linked list container.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Deleting an entire list simply requires the use of the delete operator.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Stacks and Queues
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Q1) A __________ stack or queue is built around the linked list.
A) dynamic
B) static
C) deque-based
D) floating-point
E) None of these
Q2) Static stacks have a __________ size and are implemented as __________.
A) fixed, linked lists
B) variable, arrays
C) fixed, arrays
D) variable, linked lists
E) None of these
Q3) A queue is a data structure that stores and retrieves item in the __________ manner.
A) last in, first out
B) first in, last out
C) first in, first out
D) random
E) None of these
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Chapter 20: Recursion
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Q1) The speed and amount of memory available to modern computers diminishes the performance impact of recursion so much that inefficiency is no longer a strong argument against it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The recursive factorial function calculates the factorial of its parameter. Its base case is when the parameter is A) returned
B) received
C) one
D) zero
E) None of these
Q3) The QuickSort algorithm works on the basis of A) three sublists
B) two sublists and a pivot
C) two pivots and a sublist
D) three pivots
E) None of these
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Chapter 21: Binary Trees
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Q1) The InOrder, PreOrder, and PostOrder traversals can be accomplished using A) recursion
B) no pointers
C) no arguments
D) no parameters
E) None of these
Q2) When an application begins by searching a binary tree, it starts at
A) the outermost leaf node
B) the middle node, halfway between the root and the longest branch
C) the rightmost child of the root node
D) the root node
E) None of these
Q3) Binary trees can be divided into
A) branches
B) leaves
C) subtrees
D) sawdust
E) None of these
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