History of C Programming Language

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What is the significance of ANSI C standard?

  • It limits the capabilities of C to system software only.
  • It defines the grammar and core libraries for the C language. (correct)
  • It introduces a whole new programming language.
  • It focuses on high-level constructs only.

Which organization is responsible for the establishment of the ANSI C standard?

  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (correct)
  • Kernighan and Ritchie
  • C9X committee
  • International Standards Organization (ISO)

What does the preprocessor section in a C program primarily contain?

  • Main function
  • User-defined functions
  • Header files (correct)
  • Global declarations

Why is C considered a highly portable language?

<p>Code written on one machine can easily run on a different machine. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which section of a C program includes the declaration of global variables?

<p>Global declaration section (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the C language at Bell Laboratories in 1972?

<p>Dennis Ritchie (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which book, published in 1978, was the first book on C programming?

<p>The C Programming Language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the committee established by ANSI in 1983 regarding the C language?

<p>To produce a machine independent definition of C (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operating system is most frequently associated with the C programming language?

<p>UNIX (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was UNIX considered one of the first portable operating systems?

<p>Because C language is not tied to any specific hardware architecture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are local declarations made?

<p>Within the main function (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which section of a program contains if, else, while, and for statements?

<p>Statements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the return function do?

<p>Ends the execution of the function (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which file is created by the C compiler after checking for errors in a program file?

<p>.obj file (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Linker in program execution?

<p>Links object files to library functions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'ceil' function in C math?

<p>Rounds up the given number (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of identifiers in C programming?

<p>Name variables and program elements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which data type is commonly used to store whole numbers in C programs?

<p>int (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be avoided when naming variables in C programming?

<p>Starting the identifier with a digit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which keyword has a predefined meaning in C language and should not be used as an identifier?

<p>return (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variable retains its value between multiple function calls?

<p>Static variable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of automatic variables in C?

<p>Limited to the block in which they are defined (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which storage class in C allocates memory automatically at runtime?

<p>Automatic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of an unsigned char data type in C?

<p>0 to 255 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data type is used to store a set of data values in C?

<p>Derived Data Types (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the default initialization value for static variables in C?

<p>Zero (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are external variables declared in C to be shared across multiple source files?

<p>By declaring them as global variables (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'typedef' keyword in C?

<p>Create user-defined data type names (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix indicates a 'float' constant in C?

<p>'f' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an Enumeration constant in C?

<p>Associate constant integer values with names (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will be printed when the first code snippet is executed?

<p>garbage garbage garbage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about static variables is FALSE?

<p>All static variables have global visibility. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the second code snippet, what will be the output of the code?

<p>0 0 0.000000(null) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true regarding register variables?

<p>Static variables can be stored in the CPU register. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'extern' storage class indicate in C programming?

<p>'extern' variables are declared with an external linkage elsewhere in the program. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variable has the fastest access time compared to others?

<p>'register' variables (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if an external variable is declared multiple times?

<p>The last declaration is used for linking. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variable has limited visibility to the file it's declared in?

<p>'static' variable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the default initial value of a static integral variable?

<p>+0 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which keyword is used to define a static variable?

<p>static (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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