Overview of C

Program is a sequence of instructions that performs a specific task when executed by a computer.

• A.  True

• False

Instructing the computer to do the steps to be followed to solve a problem is called   

• Programming

• Processing

• Reading

• Showing

Which among the following is the most complete definition of Programming?

• Programming is a process to solve any logical problems

• Programming is a process to solve any numerical problem.

• Programming is a process to solve any real life problems.

• Programming is the process of taking an algorithm and encoding it into a notation (using a programming language), so that it can be executed by a computer.

   

What key features are required in any programming language?

• Portability

• Flexibility

• Modularity

• All of the mentioned

C was developed by        .

• A.  Alan Turing

• A.  Charles Babbage

• A. Ada Lovelace

• Dennis Ritchie

C is      

• A.  General-purpose programming language

• B. Domain-specific programming language

• C. Page description programming language

• D.None of the mentioned

C language is an example of        .

• A.  Machine level language

• B.  Low level language

• C. High-level language

• D.Medium-level language

Which of the following is a high level programming language?

• A.  C

• B.  COBOL

• C.  BASIC

• D.All of the mentioned

The execution of any C program is      

• A.  Sequential

• Parallel

• Multi-threading

• None of them

Which of the following is correct with respect to the instructions in a C program?

• A.  Some instructions operate on data of the program.

• B. Some instructions control the flow of program.

• C. All of the mentioned