DSP Quiz

What is Octave primarily known as?

• • A high-level programming language

• • The open-source version of Matlab

• • A commercial software

• • A text editor for programming

Which command is used to start Octave from the shell?

• octave

• start octave

• run octave

• execute octave

To exit Octave, you can type:

• quit

• exit

• Both A and B

• close

Which of the following commands provides help on a specific function?

• info command

• assist command

• doc command

• help command

In Octave, what data type is a scalar?

• A matrix of dimension 1x1

• A matrix with multiple rows

• A matrix with one column/row

• A type of string

Which of the following is used to create a character string in Octave?

• str = "Hello World"

• str = 'Hello World'

• str = Hello World

• str = 'Hello World'

How can you suppress output in Octave?

• Use a dot before the command

• Use a space before the command

• Use a semicolon at the end of the command

• It's not possible to suppress output

To create a matrix, which symbol is used to delimit rows?

• ,

• :

• |

• ;

What does the command A(3,:) do in matrix indexing?

• Gets the third row of matrix A

• Gets the third column of matrix A

• Deletes the third row of matrix A

• Transposes matrix A

Which command will return the smallest element in a vector v?

• min(v)

• smallest(v)

• lowest(v)

• findmin(v)