10 Questions
What is the purpose of the nil value in a pointer type?
To indicate that a pointer cannot currently be used to reference a memory cell
What is the term for variables that are dynamically allocated in a heap?
Heap-dynamic variables
What is the result of dereferencing a pointer?
Taking a reference through one level of indirection
What is the purpose of type checking?
To ensure that operands of an operator are of compatible types
What is the term for a programming language that detects type errors?
Strongly typed
What is the result of coercion?
Automatic conversion of an operator's type
What is type equivalence?
The substitution of one type for another without coercion
What are the two approaches to defining type equivalence?
Name type equivalence and structure type equivalence
What is the purpose of a reference type variable?
To refer to an object or a value in memory
What is the term for the activity of detecting type errors during runtime?
Dynamic type checking
This quiz covers the basics of primitive data types in programming, including numeric, Boolean, and character types. Learn about integer and floating-point data types and how they are used in imperative languages.
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