C++ Institute Exam CPA Topic 2 Question 92 Discussion

Actual exam question for C++ Institute's CPA exam

Question #: 92
Topic #: 2

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What happens when you attempt to compile and run the following code?

#include

using namespace std;

int main()

{

const char *s;

char str[] = "Hello";

s = str;

while(*s) {

cout << *s++;

}

return 0;

}

AIt prints: el

BIt prints: Hello

CIt prints: H

DIt prints: o

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Suggested Answer: B

by Loise at Jul 07, 2024, 01:42 PM

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Karl

5 months ago

This code is as straightforward as a game of tic-tac-toe. If you can't get this right, you might as well become a professional cat juggler.

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Monroe

5 months ago

A) It prints: el. Hmm, this is an interesting one. I wonder if the code is doing some kind of substring operation that I'm not aware of.

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Ma

5 months ago

I think the answer is A) It prints: el because the while loop will iterate through each character in the string 'Hello'.

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Lashaun

5 months ago

D) It prints: o. Wait, what? Why would it print just the last character? I must be missing something here.

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Alita

3 months ago

Oh, I see. So as the pointer moves to the next character, it prints 'o'.

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Casey

3 months ago

Because the pointer s is pointing to the last character in the string 'Hello'.

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Gerald

3 months ago

It prints: o

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Viva

4 months ago

Oh, so that's why it only prints the last character 'o'.

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Flo

4 months ago

It prints each character of the string until it reaches the null character.

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Layla

4 months ago

It prints: o

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Willodean

5 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think the answer is C) It prints: H.

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Sueann

5 months ago

I believe the answer is A) It prints: el.

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Lauran

5 months ago

I think the answer is B) It prints: Hello.

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Alita

5 months ago

C) It prints: H. I think this is a trick question, and the code actually only prints the first character of the string.

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Ilona

4 months ago

C) It prints: H. I think this is a trick question, and the code actually only prints the first character of the string.

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Meaghan

4 months ago

A) It prints: el

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Chandra

5 months ago

B) It prints: Hello. This is the correct answer, as the code simply prints the contents of the string str, which is 'Hello'.

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Janella

4 months ago

D) It prints: o

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Roselle

4 months ago

C) It prints: H

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Nana

5 months ago

B) It prints: Hello

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Teri

5 months ago

A) It prints: el

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