Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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What is a data type?
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2
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What are the advantages of the data structure COBOL over the data structures of Fortran I?
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3
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What is an abstract data type?
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4
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Describe the different uses of the type system of a programming language.
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5
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Define descriptor and object.
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6
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What are the two most common structured data types in the imperative languages?
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7
Q
What mechanism is used to store negative integers in a computer?
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8
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What are the four signed integers supported by Java?
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9
Q
Define static, fixed stack-dynamic, fixed heap-dynamic, heap-dynamic arrays. What are the advantages of each?
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10
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What is the disadvantage of ones-complement notation?
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11
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How are floating point types represented?
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