Trivia Questions Quiz On Integers, Floating-point Numbers, And Characters!

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    What data structure is normally used to store a string?

    • Array
    • Record
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  • 2. 

    A(n) data structure is a data item composed of multiple primitive data items.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 3. 

    The result of adding, subtracting, or multiplying two integers may result in overflow, but never underflow or truncation.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 4. 

    A sequence of characters that forms a meaningful word, phrase, or other user group is a(n) string.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 5. 

    Two’s complement notation represents positive values as ordinary binary numbers.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 6. 

    A(n) index is an array of data items, each of which contains a key value and a pointer to another data item.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Commonly used standards for floating-point representation are defined by the ____.

    • IEEE

    • ANSI

    Correct Answer
    A. IEEE
  • 8. 

    Underflow occurs when a negative exponent is too large in absolute value to fit within the bits allocated to store it.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 9. 

    How many bits are used to represent a character under the ASCII coding standard?

    • 7

    • 8

    Correct Answer
    A. 7
  • 10. 

    In EBCDIC character coding, the character '1' and the integer 1 are represented by identical bit strings.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 11. 

    What coding format encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a power (exponent) of two?

    • Two’s complement

    • Floating point

    Correct Answer
    A. Floating point
  • 12. 

    Which of the following character coding schemes include control codes for I/O devices?

    • EBCDIC

    • ASCII

    Correct Answer
    A. ASCII
  • 13. 

    In EBCDIC character coding, the character '1' and the integer 1 are represented by identical bit strings.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 14. 

    Which data encoding method is most similar to scientific notation?

    • Floating point notation

    • Two’s complement notation

    Correct Answer
    A. Floating point notation
  • 15. 

    What coding format encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a power (exponent) of two?

    • Two’s complement

    • Floating point

    Correct Answer
    A. Floating point
  • 16. 

    Which of the following is not considered one of the five primitive data types?

    • Hexadecimal

    • Memory Address

    Correct Answer
    A. Hexadecimal
  • 17. 

    The assignment of numeric codes to characters follows a specific order called a(n) ____.

    • Record Separator

    • Collating Sequence

    Correct Answer
    A. Collating Sequence
  • 18. 

    Which of the following character coding schemes include control codes for I/O devices?

    • ASCII

    • BCD

    • EBCDIC

    • IEEE

    Correct Answer
    A. ASCII
  • 19. 

    What data type is an array of data items, each of which contains a key value and a pointer to another data item?

    • Linked list

    • Index

    Correct Answer
    A. Index
  • 20. 

    What does the 0x in the written text 0x1010 signify?

    • 1010 is a binary number

    • 1010 is a two’s complement value

    • 1010 is a hexadecimal number

    • 0 is the high order bit

    Correct Answer
    A. 1010 is a hexadecimal number
  • 21. 

    Commonly used standards for floating point representation are defined by the: 

    • AITP

    • ACM

    • ANSI

    • IEEE

    Correct Answer
    A. IEEE
  • 22. 

    Two’s complement notation encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a power (exponent) of two.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 23. 

    Which of the following does not result from floating-point math operations?

    • Underflow

    • Overflow

    • Truncation

    • Two’s complement

    Correct Answer
    A. Two’s complement
  • 24. 

    The term ____ describes the number of bits used to represent a numeric value.

    • Range

    • Compactness

    Correct Answer
    A. Compactness
  • 25. 

    A linked list is a data structure that combines a set of related data and the methods that manipulate that data.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 26. 

    The inflection point is the bit of lowest magnitude within a byte or bit string.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False

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