LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES-LAGUNA

Makiling, Calamba City

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: ___________________________

Course/Yr. & Section: ________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Instructions:

 Read and understand each statement carefully.  Avoid unnecessary erasures
 Use black or blue ball pen ONLY.  Anyone who is caught cheating will be penalized.

I. Multiple Choice: Choose and encircle the best/correct answer. (35 pts)

1. The expression if (saleAmount >= 1000) can also be expressed as:

a. if(saleAmount = 1000)
b. if(saleAmount >= 999)
c. if(saleAmount > 1001)
d. if(saleAmount > 999)

2. Which of the following snippets in an infinite loop?

a. loopCount = 5; c. loopCount = 4;
while (loopCount > 3 ); while (loopCount < 3 );
{ {
System.out.println(“Hello”); System.out.println(“Hello”);
loopCount = loopCount – 1; loopCount = loopCount + 1;
} }
b. loopCount = 2; d. loopCount = 1;
while (loopCount < 3 ); while (loopCount < 3 );
{ {
System.out.println(“Hello”); System.out.println(“Hello”);
} loopCount = loopCount +1;
}

3. When a source of random numbers produces each number in its range equally often, the distribution of numbers is said to be:

a. Uniform
b. Uninformed
c. Even
d. Equal

4. What are pseudorandom numbers, such as Random generates?

a. Pseudorandom numbers are random numbers with several extra characteristics.
b. Pseudorandom numbers are random numbers that follow a uniform distribution
c. Pseudorandom numbers are less predictable than truely random numbers.
d. Pseudorandom numbers look like random numbers in most applications, but are generated by an algorithm and are
completely predictable if you know the seed.
5. What is the seed of a pseudorandom number generator?
a. The seed provides a name for the random number generator.
b. The seed initializes the particular stream of pseudorandom numbers that the generator produces.
c. The seed determines the range of values that the generator produces.
d. The seed determines how many random numbers will be generated.
6. Assume that a random number generator has been constructed with Random rand = Random(); Which of the following randomly
selects an integer from the range 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ?

a. rand.nextInt(9) c. rand.nextInt(1,10)
b. rand.nextInt()*10 d. rand.nextInt(10)

7. Assume that a random number generator has been constructed with Random rand = Random(); Which of the following randomly
selects an integer from the range 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15?

a. rand.nextInt(5) c. rand.nextInt(10,15)
b. rand.nextInt(6) + 10 d. rand.nextInt(5) + 9
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 LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES-LAGUNA
Makiling, Calamba City

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011
8. What range of values is generated by nextInt()?

a. All positive integers. c. Integers from 1 to 100

b. All integers, both negative, zero, and d. Integers from 0 to 99
positive

9. When a new object is constructed using new Random(), what is the seed based on?

a. A random seed selected by the system. c. The current time in milliseconds.

b. A default seed value. d. The same seed as was used previously.

10. What range of values is output by nextDouble()?

a. All double precision floating point values, negative and positive.
b. All positive double precision floating point values.
c. Double precision floating point values from -1.0 to 1.0.
d. Double precision floating point values from 0.0 to slightly less than 1.0.
11. Which of the following selects random floats in the range -10.0 up to but not including 15.5?

a. nextDouble(-10,15.5) c. 15.5*nextDouble() - 10.0

b. 25.5*nextDouble() - 10.0 d. nextDouble(15.5) - 10.0

12. A teacher wishes wants a random selection A, B, C, D, E for the answers to a multiple-choice test. Which of the following can be
used?

a.Random rand = new Random(); c. Random rand = new Random();

... ...
char answer = char answer =
"ABCDE".charAt( Random.nextInt() ); "ABCDE".charAt( rand.nextInt(5) );
b. Random rand = new Random(); d. Random rand = new Random();
... ...
char answer = char answer = "ABCDE".rand.nextInt(4) ;
"ABCDE".charAt( rand.nextInt(6) );
13. What are the three types of loops that can be built using the while statement and other statements?
a. Counting loops, sentinel-controlled loops, result-controlled loops
b. Increasing loops, decreasing loops, result-controlled loops
c. if loops, while loops, counting loops
d. top-driven loops, result-controlled loops, bottom feeder loops
14. Which of the following is most likely to use a counting loop?
a. Checking that each price in a list of items offered for sale is less than $125.
b. Asking the user at the end of a game if the user wants to play again.
c. Checking if a particular integer is even or odd.
d. Trying various letter substitution combinations until a message in a secret code can be read.
15. Which of the following is most likely to use a sentinel loop?
a. Checking that each price in a list of items offered for sale is less than $125.
b. Asking the user at the end of a game if the user wants to play again.
c. Checking if a particular integer is even or odd.
d. Trying various letter substitution combinations until a message in a secret code can be read.
16. Which of the following is most likely to use a result-controlled loop?
a. Checking that each price in a list of items offered for sale is less than $125.
b. Asking the user at the end of a game if the user wants to play again.
c. Checking if a particular integer is even or odd.
d. Trying various letter substitution combinations until a message in a secret code can be read.
17. Here is part of a graphics program that simulates a color fading in the sun. The amount of red starts at the maximum of 1.0 and is
faded by decreasing it by 1% each time the loop executes, until it is close to zero.

float redLevel = 1.0;

while ( __________________ )
{
redLevel = redLevel*0.99 ;

// the new redLevel is used here in some graphics methods

}
Pick a condition for the while statement.
a. redLevel == 0.0 b. redLevel > 0.001
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011
c. Math.abs( redLevel ) < 0.0 d. redLevel*redLevel < 1.0
18. It is (unfortunately) easy to write a result-controlled loop that tries to reach a goal that is too perfect to be achieved. What happens in
this situation?
a. The program fails to compile.
b. The program compiles, but won't run.
c. The program compiles and runs forever.
d. The program compiles but computes a completely wrong result.
19. When the operating system of a computer writes data to the hard disk, the hard disk is often not ready and does not accept the data.
The operating system must repeatedly try to write the data until it is accepted. What kind of loop is this?
a. Sentinel-controlled. c. Disk-controlled.
b. Counting loop. d. Result-controlled.
20. A colony of rabbits doubles its population every 28 days. The population starts out at 2 and increases until it reaches 100,000. Say
that a section of code simulated this process. Which of the following while a statement is most likely to be used?
a. while ( population = 10000 ) c. while ( population != 100000 )
b. while ( population < 100000 ) d. while ( population < 1.0E+6 )
21. To ensure that a number is positive find its:
a. actual value c. absolute value
b. real value d. mega value
22. Examine the following code fragment:

int j = 1;
while ( j < 10 )
{
System.out.print( j + " " );
j = j + j%3;
}
What is output to the monitor?

a. 1 4 7 c. 1 2 5 8
b. 1 4 7 10 d. 1 2 4 5 7 8
23. What three parts of a counting loop must be coordinated in order for the loop to work properly?
a. initializing the counter, testing the counter, changing the counter
b. initializing the condition, changing the condition, terminating the loop
c. the while, the assignment, and the loop body
d. The while statement, the if statement, and sequential execution.
24. Another word for "looping" is:
a. Recapitulation c. Iteration
b. Tintinnabulation d. Reiteration
25. What makes a loop a counting loop?
a. A loop control variable is tested in the while statement, and is changed each time the loop body executes,
b. A counter is counted upwards by one until it hits a particular limit.
c. A counter is counted downwards by one until it hits zero.
d. No loop control variables are used.
26. Examine the following code:

int count = 0;
while ( count <= 6 )
{
System.out.print( count + " " );
count = count + 2;
}
System.out.println( );
What does this code print on the monitor?
a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 c. 024
b. 0 2 4 6 8 d. 0246
27. Examine the following code:

int count = 7;
while ( count >= 4 )
{
System.out.print( count + " " );
count = count - 1;
}
System.out.println( );

What does this code print on the monitor?

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011
a. 1234567 c. 6543
b. 7654 d. 76543

28. Examine the following code:

int count = -2 ;
while ( count < 3 )
{
System.out.print( count + " " );
count = count + 1;
}
System.out.println( );

What does this code print on the monitor?

a. -2 -1 1 2 3 4 c. -3 -4 -5 -6 -7
b. -2 -1 1 2 3 d. -2 -1 0 1 2
29. Examine the following code:

int count = 1;
while ( count < 5 )
{
System.out.print( count + " " );
}
System.out.println( );

What does this code print on the monitor?

a. 1 2 3 4 c. 234
b. 1 2 3 4 5 d. 11111111111....
30. Examine the following code:

int count = 1;
while ( ___________ )
{
System.out.print( count + " " );
count = count + 1;
}
System.out.println( );

What condition should be used so that the code writes out:

12345678
a. count < 8 c. count+1 <= 8
b. count < 9 d. count != 8
31. Which of the following situation most likely does NOT call for a counting loop?
a. Adding up all the integers between zero and one hundred.
b. Writing out a table of Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature equivalents.
c. Prompting the user of a program until the user responds with correct information.
d. Making the computer beep ten times.
32. What is the most common type of bug in software?
a. The "wrong way" problem, where a two way decision is written incorrectly.
b. The "wrong operator" problem, where an arithmetic expression does not mean what the programmer thought it did.
c. The "unititialized variable" problem, where a variable is used in an expression before its contents have been initialized.
d. The "off by one" problem, where a counting loop executes its body one time too many or one time too few.

33. What does the following code fragment write to the monitor?

int sum = 21;

if ( sum != 20 )
System.out.print("You win ");
else
System.out.print("You lose ");

System.out.println("the prize.");

a. You win c. You win the prize.

b. You lose d. You lose the prize.
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Makiling, Calamba City

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011
34. What is the output of the following code segment?

If (6 > 8)
{
System.out.println(x);
Else
System.out.println(x + 5);
a. 0 c. 10
b. 5 d. None of the choices

35. What is the output of the following Java code?

int count = 1;
int num = 25;
while (count < 25)
{
num = num -1;
count++;
}
System.out.println(count + “ “ + num);

a. 240 b. 8 c. 10 d. None of the choices

II. Problem set: (20 points)

Consider the following code snippet.

if (aNumber >= 0)
if (aNumber == 0) System.out.println("first string");
else System.out.println("second string");
System.out.println("third string");

a. What output do you think the code will produce if aNumber is 3?

b. Write a test program containing the previous code snippet; make aNumber 3. What is the output of the program? Is it what you
predicted? Explain why the output is what it is; in other words, what is the control flow for the code snippet?
c. Using only spaces and line breaks, reformat the code snippet to make the control flow easier to understand.
d. Use braces, { and }, to further clarify the code.

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COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA)
First Semester SY. 2010-2011

Prepared by:

Rolando P. Recto
Instructor

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