CptS 121 – Program Design and Development
September 2, 2019
Your Name: ___________________________
ID#:
___________________________
TA’s Name: ___________________________
Section #: ___________________________
Take Home: Quiz 2 (15 pts) – Introduction to Computer Programming and C
NOTE: Submit a hard-copy to your TA in lab this week (along with your
solution to Quiz 1)!
1. (2 pts – 1 pt correct type, 1 pt correct initializing) Declare a character
variable in C, and set it to the null character.
2. (2 pts – 1 pt correct function, 1 pt for ignoring whitespace) Write a single
statement that reads a character from the keyboard. Please do NOT
show the prompt statement for this question. All whitespace characters
should be ignored by this statement.
3. (2 pts) In your own words, what is a data type? Explain.
4. (6 pts) Provide each result for the following C language expressions.
Numbers listed without a decimal point are considered integer values
and ones with a decimal point are considered double precision floatingpoint values.
a. 27 % 27
=___________
b. 15 / -4
=___________
c. 9.9 / 3
=___________
d. -4 % 9
=___________
e. 13 - 5 * -2
=___________
f. 5.5 – 8 / 6 + 0 * 2 % 45 =___________
5. (3 pts) What C data types should be used to best represent the
following? For each blank, you may list int, double, or char only. These
types may be used multiple times.
a. The precise number of grams in a pound? ________________
b. The number of friends you have on Facebook? __________________
c. A letter grade in a course? __________________
Instructor: Andrew S. O’Fallon