Programming Questions

Q:

Point out the error, if any, in the following program.

#include "stdarg.h"

main()

{

     display ( 4, 12.5, 13.5, 14.5, 44.3);

}

display(int num, ...)

{

       float c; int j;

        va_list ptr;

        va_start (ptr, num);

        for ( j = 1; j <= num; j++)

        {

            c = va_arg ( ptr, float );

            printf ("\n%f", c);

         }

}

Answer

While extracting a float argument using va_arg we should have useed 


c = va_arg (ptr, double)

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Q:

Write a quick script for launching a new activity within your application.

Answer

An explicit intent explicitly defines the activity the developer wishes to start. 


Script code :


Intent myIntent = new Intent(this, MyNewActivity.class);


startActivity(myIntent);

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Q:

Rewrite the following set of statements using conditional operators.

int a =1, b ;

if ( a > 10 )

b = 20; 

Answer

int a = 1, b , dummy;


a > 10 ? b = 20 : dummy =1;


 


Note that the following would not have worked:


a > 10 ? b = 20 : ;;


 

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Q:

What's the difference between the functions rand(), random(), srand() and randomize()?

Answer

rand()  returns a random number


random()  returns a random number in a specified range


srand()  initialise a random number generator with a given seed value


randomize()   initializes a random number generator with a random value based o time.

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Q:

What is the difference between malloc() and calloc() functions?

Answer

As against malloc(), calloc() needs two arguments, the number of elements  to be allocated and the size of each element. For example,


 p = (int *) calloc (10, sizeof (int));


would allocate space for a 10- integer array. Additionally, calloc() would also set each of this element with a value 0.


Thus the above call to calloc() is equivalent to:


p = (int *) malloc (10 * sizeof (int));


memset (p, 0, 10 * sizeof( int ));

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Q:

Can I increase the size of a dynamically allocated array? < Yes / No> if yes, how?

Answer

Yes, using the realloc() function as shown below:


main()


{


        int *p;


        p = ( int *) malloc (20) ;


        t = p;


        t = (int *) realloc ( p, 40);


        if ( t == NULL )


        Printf (" Cannot reallocate, leaves previous allocated region unchanged ");


       else


       {


              if ( p ==t )


              ;  / * the array expanded at the same region */


             else


            { 


                 free ( p ); / * deallocate the original array */


                 p = t;  /* set p to newly allocated region */


             }


      }


}  

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Q:

The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them, is known as _____.

A) Compression B) Encryption
C) Ergonomics D) Biometrics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Encryption

Explanation:

The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them is known as encryption.

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Q:

How would you use qsort() function to sort an array of structures?

Answer

#include "string.h"


#include "stdlib.h"


struct stud


{


       int rollno;


       int marks;


       char name[30];


};


int sort_m (struct stud *, struct stud *);


int sort_name (struct stud *, struct stud *);


int sort_marks (struct stud *, struct stud *);


 


main()


{


static struct stud ss[] = {


                                            { 15, 96, "Akshay" },


                                            { 2, 97, "Madhuri" },


                                            { 8, 85, "Aishvarya" },


                                            { 10, 80, "Sushmita" }


                                   };


int x,w;


clrscr();


w = sizeof (struct stud);


 


printf ('\nIn order of roll numbers:");


qsort (ss, 4, w, sort_rn);


for(x=0; x<4;x++)


     printf ("\n%d%s%d", ss[x].rollno, ss[x].name,ss[x].marks);


 


printf("\n\nIn order of names:");


qsort(ss, 4, sort_name);


 


for (x=0; x<4;x++)


      printf("\n%d%s%d",ss[x].rollno, ss[x].name,ss[x].marks);


printf("\n\nIn order of marks:");


qsort(ss,4,w,sort_marks);


 


for (x=0;x<4;x++)


      printf ("\n%d%s%d",ss[x].rollno,ss[x].name,ss[x].marks);


}


int sort_rn (struct stud *t1, struct stud *t2)


{


     return (t1->rollno-t2->rollno);


}


 


int sort_name (struct stud *t1, struct stud *t2)


{


     return (strcmp(t1->name,t2->name));


}


int sort_marks (struct stud *t1, struct stud *t2)


{


     return (t2->marks-t1->marks);


}


 


 


 

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