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FIRST SEMESTER B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2018
(CUCBCSS-UG)
Core Course (Computer Science)
BCS 1B 01-PROBLEM SOLVING USING C
(2014 Admissions)
Time . : Three Hours Maximum : 80 Marks
Part A
Answer all questions.
Each question carries 1 mark.
1. Which of the following is not a vali d C variable name ?
(a) int number ; (b) float rate;
(c) int variable_count ; (d) int $main ;
2. What is the output of the following C code ?
# include <Stdio.h>
#define a 10
int main()
{
const int a = 5;
}
(a) a= 5. (b ) a= 10.
(c) Compilation error. (d) Runtime error.
3. ---- is the arithmetic operator with lowest precedence.
4. A block of memory can be allocated using the function ----
5. Flowchart is a logic development tool (TRUE/FALSE)
6. Maximum number of argumen� that a function can take is 12 (True/False)
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7. Which type of files can't be opened using fopen()?
(a) .txt. (b) .bin.
(c) .c. (d) None of the mentioned.
8. What is the output of the C code?
# include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i=lO;
int *p=&I;
printf("%d\n", *p++);
}.
(a) 10. (b) 11.
(c) Garbage value. (d) Address of i.
9. If there is any error while opening a file, fopen() will return----
(a) Nothing. (b) EOF.
(c) NULL. (d) Depends on compiler.
10. A ---- is a collection of data items under one name in which the items share the same
storage.
(10 X 1 = 10 marks)
PartB
Answer all five questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.
11. What is the basic structure of a C program?
12. What are keywords and identifiers ?
13. Write the general form of conditional operator and explain the evaluation procedure.
14. Explain how one dimensional array is decl&red and initialized?
15. How pointer variables are initialized?
(5 x 2 .: 10 ruarkb)
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PartC
Answer an.y five questions.
Each question carries 4 marks.
16. Write an algorithm and draw a flowchart to find first and second largest of n numbers?
17. Write a program to compute the sum of digits of a given integer number to a single digit ?
18. Explain the concept of call by value and call by reference with suitable examples ?
19. Differentiate between structure and union with suitable examples ?
20. Explain any two string handling functions with example ?
21. Write a program to check whether a number is palindrome or not ?
22. What are pointers ? Explain how to perform arithmetic operations on pointers ?
23. Write a program to display the prime numbers in a list of numbers ?
(5 X 4 = 20 marks)
PartD
Answer any five questions.
Each question carries 8 marks.
24. Explain the different types of data types available in Cwith examples.
25. Explain a) Arrays of structures b) Multidimensional arrays.
26. E.i:plain different looping structures available in Cwith suitable examples.
27. Write a recursive function to generate and print first n Fibonacci numbers.
28. What are pointer expressions ? Write a program using pointers to compute the sum of all elements
stored in an array.
29. Write a program to merge two sorted array in to a single sorted array in ascending order.
30. What are Preprocessor directives in C? Explain various forms of macro substitution.
31. Write a program that appends one file at the end of another file.
(5 x 8 = 40 marks)
