Chapter 6: Arrays
TRUE/FALSE
1.
Many newer programming languages such as C++, Java, and C# use subscript 1 to access the first
element of the array.
ANS: F
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2.
You use subscripts 1 through 10 to access the elements in a ten element array.
ANS: F
PTS:
1
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3.
Many newer programming languages such as C++, Java, and C# use the bracket notation for arrays.
ANS: T
PTS:
1
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4.
Declaring a named constant makes code easier to modify and understand.
ANS: T
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1
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5.
A parallel array is an array that stores another array in each element.
ANS: F
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1
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6.
Parallel arrays must contain the same data type.
ANS: F
PTS:
1
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7.
You can improve the efficiency of a program by leaving a loop as soon as a match is found in the array.
ANS: T
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1
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8.
Arrays cannot be used if you need to search for a range of values.
ANS: F
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1
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9.
When you have a five element array and use subscript 8, your subscript is said to be out of bounds.
ANS: T
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1
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10.
The
for
loop is a good tool when working with arrays because you frequently need to process every
element of an array from beginning to end.
ANS: T
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1
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
An array is a(n) ____ of values in computer memory.
a.
list
c.
set
b.
accumulation
d.
record
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ANS: A
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2.
A(n) ____ is another name for a subscript.
3.
The number of elements in an array is called the ____ of the array.
4.
All array elements have the same group ____.
a.
subscript
c.
memory location
b.
name
d.
value
ANS: B
PTS:
1
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5.
Array elements all have the same ____ in common.
a.
pointer
c.
value
b.
memory location
d.
data type
ANS: D
PTS:
1
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6.
Array subscripts are always a sequence of ____.
7.
In all languages, subscript values must be sequential ____.
a.
characters
c.
real numbers
b.
fractions
d.
integers
ANS: D
PTS:
1
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8.
A program contains an array that holds all the names of the days of the week. Which of the following
is true?
9.
Providing array values is sometimes called ____.
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