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Principles of Programming: Unit-1 Overview of C Language

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When was the C language initially developed?

1972 (correct)

2000

1990

1985

What was the main purpose for developing the C language?

System programming language for UNIX operating system (correct)

Artificial intelligence

Mobile application development

Web development

Which feature of the C language makes it suitable for system programming like operating system or compiler development?

Complex Syntax

Slow Speed

Limited Portability

Low-level Memory Access (correct)

What part of the C program consists of the description of the program, programmer's name, and creation date?

Documentation Signup and view all the answers

What does the preprocessor directive #define allow us to do in a C program?

Use constants in our code Signup and view all the answers

From which function does the execution start for every C program?

main() function Signup and view all the answers

Which type of characters does the C programming language support?

Alphabets, digits, and special symbols Signup and view all the answers

What is the total number of lowercase alphabets supported by the C programming language?

26 Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the main() function in C programs?

To indicate the beginning of program execution Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the subprograms in the C programming language?

To contain user-defined functions and inbuilt functions used in the main() function Signup and view all the answers

What does the escape sequence help in managing in C programming?

Programs Signup and view all the answers

What is the total number of digits supported by the C programming language?

10 Signup and view all the answers

What is the character set of the C programming language?

A set of characters used to construct words, statements, etc. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Global Declaration section in C programs?

To declare function definitions accessible by all subprograms Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the getch() function in the given example?

To pause program execution until a key is pressed Signup and view all the answers

What does the #define BORN 2000 statement do in the given example?

Defines a constant named BORN with a value of 2000 Signup and view all the answers