Arrays

Question 1

Data structure that stores data of the same type

Answer 1

Array

Question 2

Elements of an array are arranged ______

Answer 2

contiguously(in sequence)

Question 3

Each element of an array can be considered as ________

Answer 3

one variable

Question 4

Types of Arrays (2)

Answer 4

Static
Dynamic

Question 5

Size of an array is defined during the array declaration

Answer 5

Static Array

Question 6

Size of the array is determined during run time.

Uses a pointer

Answer 6

Dynamic Array

Question 7

Static Array Syntax

Answer 7

<dataType> <arrName>[<size>];
</size></arrName></dataType>

Question 8

Static Array Initialization

Answer 8

<dataType> <arrName>[<size>] = {<val1>, <val2>, ...};
</val2></val1></size></arrName></dataType>

Question 9

Missing values of a static array will be given the value of ___

Answer 9

zero

Question 10

Allows you to access the value of an element in an array given its index

Answer 10

Array Jndexing

Question 11

Arrays have a ________ indexing; index starts at 0.

Answer 11

zero-based

Question 12

Valid indices

Answer 12

1. non- negative integers
2. integers from 0 to size-1

Question 13

Another way of accessing array values.
Done using asterisks and parentheses.

Answer 13

Pointer Arithmetic

Question 14

Pointer Arithmetic Syntax

Answer 14

arrName[index] = *(arrName + index)

Question 15

Uses pointers as well as the malloc() and free() functions

Answer 15

Dynamic Arrays

Question 16

Allocates memory locations as requested by the program.

Included in the stdlib.h header file.

Returns the address of the first element of the allocated memory cells.

Answer 16

malloc()

Question 17

malloc() syntax

Answer 17

malloc(sizeof(<dataType>)*<size>);</size></dataType>

Question 18

Deallocates the memory allocated via malloc()

Included in the stdlib.h header file

Answer 18

free()

Question 19

free() Syntax

Answer 19

free(<pointerToArray>);</pointerToArray>