Programming Language Fundamentals Quiz

What are expressions fundamental for in a programming language?

• Defining data structures

• Specifying computations

• Managing memory

• Handling exceptions

What are the three types of operators based on the number of operands?

• Unary, Binary, Ternary

• Single, Double, Triple

• Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

• Simple, Complex, Composite

What defines the order in which adjacent operators of different precedence levels are evaluated?

• Operator associativity

• Operator precedence

• Operand evaluation

• Side effects

In most languages, what is the typical associativity rule for operators?

• Right to left

• Left to right

• Top to bottom

• Bottom to top

Which operator in C-based languages can be either prefix or postfix?

• +

• -

• ++

• /

What type of expression has operands of different types?

• Mixed-mode expression

• Boolean expression

• Relational expression

• Arithmetic expression

What is the implicit type conversion called?

• Casting

• Coercion

• Narrowing

• Widening

Which of the following is a widening conversion?

• float to int

• int to float

• char to int

• double to float

Which of the following uses short-circuit evaluation?

• && in C

• & in C

• | in Java

• ^ in Python

What is an example of a compound assignment operator?

• a = b

• a += b

• a == b

• a &&= b