Technical Questions

#include<stdio.h>

void quicksort(int [10],int,int);

int main(){
  int x[20],size,i;

  printf("Enter size of the array: ");
  scanf("%d",&size);

  printf("Enter %d elements: ",size);
  for(i=0;i<size;i++)
    scanf("%d",&x[i]);

  quicksort(x,0,size-1);

  printf("Sorted elements: ");
  for(i=0;i<size;i++)
    printf(" %d",x[i]);

  return 0;
}

void quicksort(int x[10],int first,int last){
    int pivot,j,temp,i;

     if(first<last){
         pivot=first;
         i=first;
         j=last;

         while(i<j){
             while(x[i]<=x[pivot]&&i<last)
                 i++;
             while(x[j]>x[pivot])
                 j--;
             if(i<j){
                 temp=x[i];
                  x[i]=x[j];
                  x[j]=temp;
             }
         }

         temp=x[pivot];
         x[pivot]=x[j];
         x[j]=temp;
         quicksort(x,first,j-1);
         quicksort(x,j+1,last);

    }
}

Output:
Enter size of the array: 5
Enter 5 elements: 3 8 0 1 2
Sorted elements: 0 1 2 3 8

Hard disk is the secondary storage device, which holds the data in bulk, and it holds the data on the magnetic medium of the disk.Hard disks have a hard platter that holds the magnetic medium, the magnetic medium can be easily erased and rewritten, and a typical desktop machine will have a hard disk with a capacity of between 10 and 40 gigabytes. Data is stored onto the disk in the form of files.

DRAVID

When a structure is assigned, passed, or returned, the copying is done monolithically. This means that the copies of any pointer fields will point to the same place as the original. In other words, anything pointed to is not copied. Hence, on changing the name through e2.n it automatically changed e1.n

An error would be reported in the statement k++ since arithmetic on void pointers is not permitted unless the void pointer is appropriately typecasted.

Virtual channel is normally a connection from one source to one destination, although multicast connections are also permitted. The other name for virtual channel is virtual circuit.

It is using a router to answer ARP requests. This will be done when the originating host believes that a destination is local, when in fact is lies beyond router.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){

    int a[10],i,n,m,c=0,l,u,mid;

    printf("Enter the size of an array: ");
    scanf("%d",&n);

    printf("Enter the elements in ascending order: ");
    for(i=0;i<n;i++){
         scanf("%d",&a[i]);
    }

    printf("Enter the number to be search: ");
    scanf("%d",&m);

    l=0,u=n-1;
    while(l<=u){
         mid=(l+u)/2;
         if(m==a[mid]){
             c=1;
             break;
         }
         else if(m<a[mid]){
             u=mid-1;
         }
         else
             l=mid+1;
    }
    if(c==0)
         printf("The number is not found.");
    else
         printf("The number is found.");

    return 0;
}

Sample output:
Enter the size of an array: 5
Enter the elements in ascending order: 4 7 8 11 21
Enter the number to be search: 11
The number is found.

a.) Testing and Debugging 

Testing is process of verifying if the application matches requirements and reporting bugs; Testing is usually done by an independent testing team while debugging is a process of finding and fixing bugs with the intention of reducing bugs; Debugging is usually done by the programmer.

b.) Two tier and Three tier architecture

In a two tier architecture there is a data server and a client application. Client application directly accesses the server data. In a three tier architecture there is a data server, a client application and a server application. Client application calls the server application which in turn fetches data from the data server and returns back to client application.

c.) Alpha testing and Beta testing

Alpha testing is conducting acceptance testing in the environment where the application was developed. It is done by the customer. Beta testing is conducting acceptance testing is the customer environment. It is done by the group of customers or users who will actually be using it.

d.) Static testing and dynamic testing

Static testing is checking the application without actually running the application whereas dynamic testing checks the application by running it.