Chapter 8

Question 1

This appears in an array declaration and specifies the number of elements in the array.

a. subscript
b. size declaratory
c. array name
d. initialization

Answer 1

size declarator

Question 2

To make programs easier to maintain, many programmers use these to specify the size of an array

a. real numbers
b. string expressions
c. math expressions
d. named constants

Answer 2

named constants

Question 3

This is an individual storage location in an array

a. element
b. bin
c. cubby hole
d. size declarator

Answer 3

element

Question 4

This is a number that identifies a storage location in an array

a. element
b. subscript
c. size declarator
d. identifier

Answer 4

subscript

Question 5

This is typically the first subscript in an array

a. -1
b. 1
c. 0
d. the size of the array minus one

Answer 5

0

Question 6

This is typically the last subscript in an array

a. -1
b. 99
c. 0
d. the size of the array minus one

Answer 6

the size of the array minus one

Question 7

This algorithm uses a loop to step through each element of an array, starting with the first element searching for a value

a. sequential search
b. step by step search
c. elemental search
d. binary search

Answer 7

sequential search

Question 8

Many programming languages perform this, which means they don not allow a program to use an invalid array subscript

a. memory checking
b. bounds checking
c. type compatibility checking
d. syntax checking

Answer 8

bounds checking

Question 9

This term describes two or more arrays that hold related data and the related elements in each array are accessed with common subscript

a. synchronous arrays
b. asynchronous arrays
c. parallel arrays
d. two- dimensional arrays

Answer 9

parallel arrays

Question 10

You typically think of a two dimensional array as containing

a. lines and statements
b. chapters and pages
c. rows and columns
d. horizontal and vertical elements

Answer 10

rows and columns