Chapter 6 (Arrays)

Question 1

In an array, the values can be different data types. True or False?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Usually, all the values in an array have _________ __ ______.

Answer 2

something in common

Question 3

Each data item in an array is an…

Answer 3

element

Question 4

These provide an organized storage and display system for a program’s data

Answer 4

an array

Question 5

a series or list of values in a computer’s memory

Answer 5

array

Question 6

each element in an array occupies an area in memory that is _________ to the others.

Answer 6

contiguous / adjacent

Question 7

naming arrays follow the same rules as naming ________.

Answer 7

variables

Question 8

an array name is not allowed to contain _________ ______.

Answer 8

embedded spaces

Question 9

This differentiates elements in an array from each other

Answer 9

subscript/index

Question 10

Subscripts cannot be _____ numbers.

Answer 10

real/floating

Question 11

The position of a particular element within an array.

Answer 11

subscript / index

Question 12

what is the most common symbol used to denote a subscript number?

Answer 12

brackets

Question 13

Subscripts for an array always start at…

Answer 13

0

Question 14

Assigning values to an array is called…

Answer 14

populating the array

Question 15

the largest possible _______ in an array will always be arraySize - 1

Answer 15

subscript

Question 16

[0]

Answer 16

sub zero

Question 17

Can you declare and initialize array elements in one statement?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Can you assign new values to an array element?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Can you perform arithmetic with array elements?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Usable subscripts for an array range from 0 to one ____ than the number of elements in an array.

Answer 20

less

Question 21

True or False: You cannot use a named constant as a subscript.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

performing a search through a list from end to end

Answer 22

linear search

Question 23

Flags: a variable that is set to indicate whether some _____ has occurred.

Answer 23

event

Question 24

When using parallel arrays, they contain ________ _______ data.

Answer 24

logically related

Question 25

When using parallel arrays, what computationally relates the arrays?

Answer 25

the subscripts

Question 26

The relationship between any two or more elements of a parallel array is…

Answer 26

indirect (relationship)

Question 27

comparing the value sought with the middle element in a sorted list. If the sought value is lower, you eliminate the second half of the list (or vice versa)

Answer 27

binary search

Question 28

When using an array to store range limits, you use a ____ to make a series of comparisons that would otherwise require many separate decisions.

Answer 28

loop

Question 29

When accessing data stored in an array using a subscript containing a value that accesses memory occupied by the array.

Answer 29

in bounds

Question 30

With parallel arrays, each element in one array is associated with the element in the ____ _______ position in the other array.

Answer 30

same relative

Question 31

Searching through an array to find a needed value involves 3 things, which are:

Answer 31

1. INITIALIZING a subscript
2. USING A LOOP TO TEST each array element.
3. SETTING A FLAG when a match is found.

Question 32

describes an array subscript that is not within the range of acceptable subscripts for its array.

Answer 32

out of bounds

Question 33

An array element can be 3 things:

Answer 33

1. named constant
2. unnamed constant
3. variable

Question 34

Do parallel arrays have to be the same data type?

Answer 34

No

Question 35

This is a particularly convenient tool when working with arrays because initializing, testing, and altering the control variable are coded together.

Answer 35

for loop

Question 36

Elements of the same data type (such as in an array) always occupy the same number of _____ of _______

Answer 36

bytes, memory

Question 37

The number of bytes in an array is always a multiple of the number of _______ in an array.

Answer 37

elements

Question 38

If you declare a numeric array named numbers, and two of its elements are numbers[1] and numbers[4], how many elements are between them?

Answer 38

Two

Question 39

If a list has numbers[4], you know that there at least ___ elements.

Answer 39

5

Question 40

Each element in an array can only hold 1 value. True or False?

Answer 40

True

Question 41

When using a subscript value that is out of bounds, the resulting action depends on the ____________ ________

Answer 41

programming language

Question 42

In every array, a subscript is out of bounds when it is ________.

Answer 42

negative