Computer Science Graduation Exam 2018

Practice Questions - Programming Languages and Software

Engineering

Note:
The written test of the graduation exam (July or September 2018) will consist of 60 questions
which will be similar (in structure and difficulty level) with those included in this booklet. For
each of the three categories (Discrete Structures and Algorithms, Programming Languages
and Software Engineering, Computing Systems and Databases) there will be 20 questions.
If there are unclear aspects concerning the questions and/or answers please contact the
teacher(s) who proposed the questions for each section:

C Programming Language:

• Cosmin Bonchiş (cosmin.bonchis@e-uvt.ro)

C++ Programming Language:

• Daniel Pop (daniel.pop@e-uvt.ro)

• Flavia Micotă (flavia.micota@e-uvt.ro)

Java Programming Language:

• Flavia Micotă (flavia.micota@e-uvt.ro)

Software Engineering:

• Cristina Mı̂ndruţă (cristina.mindruta@e-uvt.ro)

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1 C Language
1. The value of

!b || (a && b)

where a and b are variables of type int, is:

(a) TRUE if b is TRUE

(b) TRUE if b is FALSE
(c) dependent on the value of a, if b is TRUE
(d) 10 if a=4 and b=3
(e) 1 if b is 0
(f) 0 if a=0 and b=100

2. Given the declaration

char c;

the value of c after evaluating

(c=getchar()) != EOF

(a) is the value returned by getchar()

(b) is 0
(c) is 1
(d) is 1 or 0

3. Assuming the prototype (declaration) of square is in sight before the call

int a=2;
square(a);
...

and square is defined as:

void square(int x){

x=x*x;
}

(a) after the call, a has value 2

(b) after the call, a has value 4

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(c) the definition of square does not serve the purpose of squaring the actual argument in the
caller function
(d) the definition of square is formally correct

4. What’s wrong with the sequence:

int t[N], *low=t, *mid, *high=&t[N-1];

mid = (low+high) / 2;

(a) addition of two pointers is an illegal operation

(b) a pointer can’t be initialized with an array
(c) the initialization of low and high is incorrect
(d) mid can’t be initialized with a real value (when low+high is odd!)

5. Assuming 32-bit addresses, how many bytes of memory will be reserved by the following decla-
rations?

extern long count;

struct node {
long key;
struct node *next;
};

(a) 12 bytes
(b) 8 bytes
(c) 4 bytes
(d) none

6. Assuming the appropriate function prototypes are available, what’s wrong with the sequence:

int *pi;
char *pc;
scanf("%d", pi);
strcpy(pc, "Timisoara");

(a) pi should be initialized before the call to scanf

(b) pc should be initialized before the call to strcpy
(c) the argument pi in the call to scanf should be preceded by the & operator

7. Knowing that the . and the -¿ operator have equal precedence, higher than the precedence of the
* operator and assuming the following declarations, which of the expressions bellow are correct?

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struct point {
int x, y;
};
struct rectangle{
struct point p1, p2;
} *r[N];

(a) r[i].p1.x
(b) r[i]->p1.x
(c) (*r[i]).p1.x
(d) *r[i].p1.x

8. C structures (defined with the struct keyword) are NOT:

(a) aggregate types

(b) programmer defined types
(c) built-in types
(d) scalar types

9. Which of the following are means of communication (sharing of data) between functions?

(a) a function call

(b) local variables
(c) global variables
(d) actual arguments
(e) returned value
(f) file inclusion

10. Which of the following storage classes is implicit, due to the place of the variable’s declaration:

(a) static
(b) auto
(c) register
(d) extern

11. The result of executing the following two sequences of statements is:

seq. 1: for(exp1; exp2; exp3) statement;

seq. 2: exp1; while(exp2) statement; exp3;

(a) different

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(b) identical
(c) context-dependent

12. Can two functions, neither of whom calls the other, communicate (share data)?

(a) no
(b) yes, through messages
(c) eventually, through global variables

13. If no parenthesis are used, compound expressions are evaluated:

(a) according to the precedence of the operators

(b) always from left to right
(c) always from right to left

14. Given the declarations:

static int i, t[10];

and assuming that neither i nor t are explicitly initialized, the value of the expression

(i==0) && (t[i]<0)

(a) is 1
(b) is 0
(c) it depends on the context

15. Given the declarations

int n=10, m=4;

the value of the expression 1.5+n/m is

(a) 4
(b) 3.5
(c) of type double
(d) of type float

16. Given float x=2.5; the value of the expression 3.0*x+10/4 is:

(a) 10.0
(b) 9.5

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(c) of type double

(d) of type float

17. On how many bytes will p, declared as void *p, be represented?

(a) as many as required to represent an address

(b) 0
(c) 1

18. How many times will the while loop below be iterated through?

struct {
int a:2;
int b:5;
} v;
v.a=v.b=0;
while(v.a != 3)
v.b = 2*v.a++;

(a) none, there are syntactic errors!

(b) 3
(c) it is an infinite loop!!

19. Which of the following operations are illegal?

(a) comparison of structures

(b) returning a structure as a function value
(c) addition of structures
(d) copying of a structure

20. Knowing that, by default, data of integer types are signed, which is the value of c after: char
c=48;

(a) ’
0’
(b) -208
(c) 0x30
(d) 48

21. Which of the following values are logically FALSE?

(a) ’0’

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(b) 0x0
(c) 0
(d) ’\\0’
(e) NULL
(f) "FALSE"

22. May a stucture have a member of the same type?

(a) yes
(b) no
(c) only if it is the first member
(d) only if it is the last member

23. Which of the following name predefined integer data types in C

(a) char
(b) double
(c) short
(d) int
(e) byte
(f) long

24. Which of the following operators ADMIT real operands?

(a) increment/decrement operators

(b) shift operators
(c) all arithmetic operators
(d) the logical operator NOT (!)

25. The type of p, used in the expression p->m is:

(a) pointer to some structure

(b) the type of m
(c) void *

26. Knowing that ”0123456789” is the memory address where the string constant is generated, which
is the result of evaluating the expression: ”0123456789”[i] if i=10?

(a) the expression is syntactically wrong

(b) undefined

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(c) ’
0’
(d) of type char

27. If a is an integer variable, which is the value of:

(a<=’a’) | (’z’<= a)

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) it depends on the value of a

28. If a is an integer variable, which is the value of:

(a < ’a’) && (’z’ < a)

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) it depends on the value of a

29. What amount of memory space is required to store a struct variable?

(a) as much as the sum of spaces required to store its members

(b) at least as much as the sum of spaces required to store its members
(c) as much as the spaces required by its largest member
(d) no space is reserved for struct variables

30. What would the value of q-p be if:

int t[20], *p=t, *q=&t[19];

(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) t[19 ]- t[0]
(d) It is illegal to substract a pointer from another pointer!

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2 C++ Language
1. In C++, a constructor is a function that has the following properties:

(a) Is a member function that has the same name like the class in which it is declared
(b) Is a member function that returns a value
(c) Is a member function that does not return a value
(d) Is a member function that never has parameters
(e) Is a member function used to initialize an object
(f) Is a member function used to deallocate memory space
(g) Is a member function that is used together with new operator
(h) A class can have only one constructor
(i) It is a method that is called by delete operator
(j) Can be a virtual function

2. Which of the following features are supported by C++ language and not supported by C lan-
guage?

(a) Functions with default values for parameters

(b) Reference data type
(c) Resolution operator
(d) Function overloading
(e) const key word

3. If a and b are two objects of type class Test and the class contains a function with the following
prototype: static bool equals(const Test&, const Test&);. Which is the correct call for function
equals() from a function outside class definition?

(a) equals(a,b);
(b) a.equals(b);
(c) Test.equals(a,b);
(d) a.equals(b,a);
(e) equals(b);

4. Which of the following remarks are true?

(a) Operators can be overload in C++.

(b) Java language runs into a virtual machine.
(c) The languages Java and C++ are platform independent.
(d) Reference variables are characteristic for languages C++ and Java.

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(e) C++ language does not have a garbage collection mechanism.

(f) C++ language does not accept multiple inheritance.

5. Which of the following remarks are false?

(a) In C++ and Java languages does not matter the order of member function definition.
(b) In C++ and Java languages the comments may be specified in the same way.
(c) In case of exception handling with try-catch mechanism in Java and C++ languages, there
exists a clause that is executed in all cases (if an error is thrown or not).
(d) In C++ and Java languages a superclass for all classes exists.
(e) Class declaration in both C++ and Java languages finish with semicolon(;).
(f) In C++ language all methods must to be defined inside class body.

6. Which of the following is true about templates.

(a) Template is a feature of C++ that allows us to write one code for different data types.
(b) We can write one function that can be used for all data types including user defined types.
Like sort(), max(), min(), ..etc.
(c) We can write one class or struct that can be used for all data types including user defined
types. Like Linked List, Stack, Queue ..etc.
(d) Template is an example of compile time polymorphism.

7. Which of the following code lines are valid in C++ language?

(a) const int LIGHT_ON = 0;

(b) Book c = new Book("C++ Language");
(c) int array[10] ;
(d) final int LIGHT_OFF = 1;
(e) Carte *b=null;
(f) int a=9; int *p=a;

8. If a class X has pointer variable members, then the class should contain:

(a) Two constructors

(b) A empty destructor X(){}
(c) A fiend function that copies an object of class X
(d) = operator overloading
(e) Copy constructor
(f) == operator overloading
(g) A destructor that deallocates the memory allocated for the members of type pointer

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9. Which is the output of the following code sequence:

#include <iostream> (a) 7
using namespace std; 7.0
7.0
template <typename T>
T max(T x, T y) { (b) Compiler Error in all cout
return (x > y)? x : y; statements as data type is not
} specified.
int main() { { (c) Compiler Error in last cout
cout << max(3, 7) << std::endl; statement as call to max is
cout << max(3.0, 7.0) << std::endl; ambiguous.
cout << max(3, 7.0) << std::endl;
return 0; (d) None of the above
}
10. Which of the following recommendation should be followed when an application is developed:

(a) Try to avoid, as much as possible, long function body

(b) Keep the code simple and eliminate unnecessary complexity
(c) The code should be logic and easy to understood by anyone
(d) Each code line should be comment
(e) The repeated code should be extracted in functions
(f) Separate code in modules, each module should satisfy a request
(g) Create general interfaces that serve all purposes and did not split them in little interfaces
that serve specific purposes

11. Which is the correct order of constructor and destructor call in the following code?
class B { public: B(){}};
class M : public B { public: M(){}};
class N: protected B { public: N(){}};
class D: public N, protected M { public: D() : M(), N() {}};

int main() {
D obj;
return 0;
}
(a) Constructor: B N B M D (b) Constructor: B M B N D
Destructor: B N B M D Destructor: D N B M B
(d) Constructor: D
(c) Constructor: B N B M D Destructor: D
Destructor: D M B N B
(e) Constructor: B N M D (f) Constructor: B N B M D
Destructor: D M N B Destructor: D N B M B

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12. Which of the following assertions are true?

1. #include <iostream>
2. #include <vector>
3. #include <algorithm>
4. using namespace std;
5. void myfct(int i){
6. cout << " " << i*10;
7. }
8. int main() {
9. vector<int> v;
10. v.push_back(10);
11. v.push_back(20);
12. v.push_back(30);
13. vector<int>::iterator it;
14. for_each(v.begin(), v.end(),myfct);
15. it=find(v.begin(), v.end(), 20);
16. cout <<endl << *++it << endl;
17. cout <<binary_search(v.begin(), v.end(), 20);
18. return 0;
19. }

(a) After executing the line 14 the program will display 10 20 30

(b) After executing the line 14 the program will display 100 200 300
(c) After executing the line 14 the program will display 0 0 0
(d) After executing the line 16 the program will display 20
(e) After executing the line 16 the program will display 30
(f) After executing the line 17 the program will display 2
(g) After executing the line 17 the program will display 1
(h) After executing the line 17 the program will display 20

13. Which is the result of the following program?

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#include<iostream> (a) Caught Derived Exception

class Base {};
class Derived: public Base {}; (b) Caught Base Exception
int main() { (c) Compiler Error
Derived d;
try { (d) Other value
throw d;
} catch(Base b) {
std::cout<<"Caught Base Exception";
} catch(Derived d) {
std::cout<<"Caught Derived Exception";
} catch(...) {
std::cout<<"Other value";
} return 0;
}
14. What is the result of the following program?
#include <iostream> (a) Box
class Figure {
public: (b) Figure
virtual Figure* duplicate() { (c) The code does not compile
return new Figure;
} (d) The program throws a run-
virtual void display() { time exception
std::cout << "Figure" << std::endl;
} (e) FigureBox
}; (f) BoxFigure
class Box : public Figure {
public:
virtual Box* duplicate() {
return new Box;
}
virtual void display() {
std::cout << "Box" << std::endl;
}
};
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
Figure* s1 = new Box;
Box* b1 = s1->duplicate();
b1->display();
delete s1; delete b1;
return 0;
}

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15. The result of the following code sequence is?

class X { (a) Compilation error.
public:
X(int i=0) { (b) Runtime exception because a
p=new int; memory location is deallocated
if(p) *p=i; multiple times.
} (c) Runtime exception because a
X(const X &r) { memory location that was not
p=r.p; allocated is dealocated.
}
~X(){ (d) It compiles and executes without
if(p) any problems.
delete p;
}
private:
int *p;
};
void main() {
X *o1=new X(1), *o2=new X(*o1);
delete o1;
delete o2;
}

16. What is the result of executing the following code sequence?

class B {
public:
B() { cout<<"B::B()"<<endl; }
B(const B& r) { cout << "B::B(B&)"<<endl; }
};
class A {
public:
A(const A& r) { cout<<"A::A(A&)"<<endl; }
A(B& bb) { cout<<"A::A(B&)"<<endl; }
};
void f(A) {
// ...
}
int main(int, char*[]) {
B b;
f(b);
}

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(a) B::B() (b) B::B()

A::A(A&) A::A(B&)
A::A(A&) A::A(B&)
(d) B::B()
(c) B::B() B::B(B&)
A::A(B&)
A::A(A&)
(e) B::B()
B::B(B&)
A::A(B&)

17. Which of the following line invokes the base constructor of Employee class in C++?

(a) Manager::Manager(const char* s, int d) : Employee(s,d) {}

(b) Manager::Manager(const char* s, int d) { Employee(s,d); }
(c) Manager::Manager(const char* s, int d) { super(s,d); }?

18. What will display the following program?

#include <iostream> (a) 1
template<class T> class Foo {
public: (b) 2
int B(T t) { return 1; } (c) 3
int B(int i) { return 2; }
int B(int i) const { return 3; } (d) 4
};
template<> class Foo<int> { (e) 5
public: (f) It does not compile
int B(int i) { return 4; }
int B(int i) const { return 5; } (g) It does not display anything
};
int doB() {
Foo<int> g;
const Foo<int> f=g;
return f.B(10);
}
int main() {
std::cout << doB();
return 0;
}
19. If B is a public base class for class A, which of the following declaration is correct: (1) A *p =
new B; or (2) B *p = new A;?

(a) both, because the pointers to base/derived class can be initialized in both cases
(b) none, because the pointer type does not correspond to the type of the object that it is pointing

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(c) just (1)

(d) just (2)

20. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) A static function cannot throw an exception.

(b) A static function cannot return a non-static member of the class.
(c) A static function cannot return a static member of the class.
(d) A static member cannot be modified in const non-static member functions.

21. For the following declaration, how can member Counter be accessed without creating a instance
of class Foo?
struct Foo { (a) Foo().Counter
static int Counter;
Foo(const Foo &f); (b) Foo.Counter
Foo();
(c) Foo-> Counter
};
(d) Foo::Counter

(e) ::Counter

22. For class Foo declaration and foo() function, which of the following statements are true?
struct Foo { (a) The copy constructor would be invoked
static int Counter; only if f (right value) would be a constant
Foo(const Foo &f); object.
Foo();
}; (b) The assignment is automatically generated
void foo() { and it is used.
Foo f;
Foo f2 = f; (c) The copy constructor is called when object
} f2 is initialized.

23. When member functions of base class does not have sense in context of a derived class, the cause
is the violation of the following OPP principle:

(a) OCP
(b) SRP
(c) LSP
(d) DRY

24. What is the result of executing the following sequence?

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void f(int a) {
static int x = 100;
cout << x << " ";
if(a>0) {
static int y = 5;
cout << y+x << " ";
}
x = 200;
cout << x << " ";
}

void main(int, char*[]) {

f(0);
f(1);
}

(a) 100 200 200 205 200

(b) 100 200 100 105 200
(c) 100 200 100 200
(d) 100 200 200 105 200

25. Let class Employee be the base class for different types of employees of an institution. Which
statement is true with regards to line labelled with (1) in the following code?
void f(vector<Employee*> v) { (a) The function print() from derived class will
for(int i=0; i<v.size(); i+) always be called.
v[i]->print(); (1)
} (b) The function print() from derived class will
// vector is a class from C++ always be called only if the print() function
//standard template library is declared virtual in class Employee.

(c) The function print() from Employee class

will always be called because the type of
object for each it is called is Employee*.

(d) The code is not compiling because [] oper-

ator is not overloaded in class vector.
26. Exceptions are:

(a) errors that appears when a program is compiled

(b) special situation in programs resolved with the help of tests of type if(variable == NULL)
(c) errors that appears at runtime
(d) thrown using the try statement and resolved using the catch statement
(e) thrown using the throw statement and resolved using the try and catch statements

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27. The OCP principle refers to:

(a) responsibilities that a class must implement

(b) defining a consistent class hierarchy
(c) problems that appear because of duplicate code
(d) the possibility of class extension and avoid the modification of existing classes and code

28. Which of the following statements are true?

(a) In case of class templates, the compiler will generate code for all declared templates, no
matter if they are instantiated or not
(b) In case of template functions, the code will be generated just when they are called
(c) The errors in templates declaration can be identified at compilation time
(d) There can be errors in template declarations that are discovered just when the template is
initialized
(e) A non-type parameter of a template, e. g. template < int i > class X{}, can be instanti-
ated only with constant expressions of that types (in example with constant expression that
evaluates to int).

29. A virtual base class

(a) it is instantiated only once in case of diamond-like multiple inheritance.

(b) has all member functions are virtual
(c) has all member functions are pure virtual
(d) it is an abstract class inherited from a concrete class.

30. Polymorfism

(a) refers to the mechanism of allocation/deallocation of objects in object oriented languages.

(b) refers at the mechanism of dynamic binding at runtime
(c) it is implemented through virtual member functions in C++
(d) the possibility to have multiple functions with same name inside a class.

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3 Java Language
1. Assume the following definitions in the Java language:
public interface I{
int counter = 0;
}
public class A implements I{
public A(){
counter++;
}
}
Which of the following statements are true?

(a) The value of the counter is 0 after creating an object of type A;

(b) The value of the counter is 1 after creating an object of type A;
(c) Incorrect interface definition as interfaces cannot have attributes;
(d) Class A won’t compile because the counter member cannot be modified;
(e) Interface I won’t compile as it cannot define attributes .

2. Assume the following definitions in the Java language:

public interface I1{
int method();
public void method1();
}
public interface I2{
public int method();
public void method2();
}
public abstract class C implements I1, I2{
public int method() {
return 0;
}
public void method1(){};
}
Which of the following statements are true?

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(a) The class C will compile;

(b) The class C won’t compile because it does not completely implement the I1 interface;
(c) The class C won’t compile because it does not completely implement the I2 interface;
(d) Objects of the class C cannot be created;
(e) The class C won’t compile because it has no abstract methods.

3. Assume the following Java code:

public interface I{
}
public class C0{
public void m(){}
}
public class C1 extends C0 implements I{
public void m(){
System.out.println(”m called”);
}
}
public class C2 extends C0 implements I{
}
public class C{
private C0[] array = new C0[]{new C1(), new C2()};
public void m(){
array[0].m();
array[1].m();
}
}
Which of the following statements are false?

(a) The class C won’t compile;

(b) The class C2 won’t compile as it has no methods;
(c) The class C benefits from polymorphism because both C1 and C2 inherits from C0;
(d) The class C benefits from polymorphism because both C1 and C2 implement I;
(e) The interface I won’t compile as it has no operation defined.

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4. What data encapsulation refers to?

(a) Encapsulation of specific expertise into a class;

(b) Hiding access to the private state of an object;
(c) Making all the attributes of a class private;
(d) Including no methods in a class but only attributes;
(e) Hiding access to the entire state of an object.

5. Which of the following statements are false for the Java language?

(a) The multiple inheritance can be obtained by applying the simple inheritance by a number of
times;
(b) The simple inheritance can be simply obtained implementing a single interface;
(c) Only the abstract class can benefit from multiple inheritance;
(d) The language has extended inheritance which can replace multiple inheritance;

6. Consider the following Java class definition:

abstract class C{
abstract void m0();
final public abstract void m1();
}
Which of the following statements hold?

(a) The class will not compile as it has no method not being abstract;
(b) The class will compile and the method m1 cannot be overridden in subclasses;
(c) The class will not compile because of the visibility modifiers for the method m1;
(d) The class will not compile as an abstract class has to be public;
(e) Any non abstract class extending this class has to implement the two methods in the class
C.

7. Consider the following Java class definition:

public abstract class C{
abstract void m0();
protected abstract void m1();
}
Which of the following statements hold?

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(a) The visibility for the m1 method is in fact public because the class visibility is public;
(b) The classes in the same package may call the m1 method;
(c) Classes in the same package and the parent packages may call the m1 method;
(d) The sub-classes of C may call the m1 method;
(e) The sub-classes of C have to implement the m1 method.

8. Consider the Java code below:

public class C{
private final static int MAX LENGTH = 10;
private Object[] numbers;
public C(Number[] otherNumbers){
numbers = otherNumbers;
}
public C(Object[] otherNumbers){
numbers = otherNumbers;
}
public double computeSum(){
int result = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < MAX LENGTH; i++){
result += (Integer)numbers[i];
}
return result;
}
}
Which of the following statements are true?

(a) The first constructor always throws ClassCastException on assignment;

(b) The computeSum may throw ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;
(c) The computeSum may throw ClassCastException;
(d) The constructors throw NullPointerException if the argument is null;
(e) The computeSum may throw NullPointerException.

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9. Consider the following Java code:

public class A{
public static void main(String[] args){
double d0 = 0.1;
double d1 = 1 - 9 * 0.1;
System.out.println(d0 == d1);
}
}
Which is the value printed out by this code?

(a) true;
(b) false;
(c) true or false depending on the compiler;
(d) the class won’t compile;
(e) 0.1.

10. Consider the following Java code:

import java.util.HashSet;
public class A{
private String name;
public A(String name){
setName(name);
}
public void setName(String name){
this.name = name;
}
public static void main(String[] args){
HashSet<A> set = new HashSet<A>();
A a = new A(”student”);
set.add(a);
a = new A(”student”);
set.add(a);
}
}
Which of the following statements are true?

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(a) at the end of the main method, the set will contain two objects;
(b) at the end of the main method, the set will contain one object;
(c) the class will not compile as objects to be placed in HashSet or HashMap have to define the
hashCode method and the class A is not doing that;
(d) the behavior is unknown: there can be either one object or two objects in the set depending
on the compiler;
(e) the class A is not immutable.

11. Consider the following Java code (Java 7 compatible):

public long processList1(List<Integer> list){
long sum = 0;
for (Integer item : list){
sum += item;
list.remove(item);
}
return sum;
}
public long processList2(List<Integer> list){
long sum = 0;
Iterator<Integer> it = list.iterator();
while (it.hasNext()){
sum += it.next();
it.remove();
}
return sum;
}
Which of the following statements are true in relation with the Java language, in a single thread
context?

(a) Both the above methods are correct implementations and they compute the same sum for
the same argument;
(b) The processList2 will not compile;
(c) The processList1 may throw a ConcurrentModificationException;
(d) The processList2 may throw a ConcurrentModificationException;
(e) Both methods make the argument empty as a side effect.

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12. Let’s assume the following definition of a Java class:

public class A{
private String name;
public A(String name){
this.name = name;
}
public void setName(String name){
this.name = name;
}
public int hashCode(){
return name.hashCode();
}
public boolean equals(Object o){
return name.equals(o.toString());
}
}
Which of the following statements are true?

(a) In the Java language, placing the objects of the class A in a HashMap is safe as the class
implements the hashCode and equals methods and they are both based on the name attribute;
(b) The equals method is not correctly implemented;
(c) The class A is immutable;
(d) The equals method would be correct if an additional test on null arguments is included;
(e) The equals method called with the same argument for the same object is not guaranteed to
return the same value.

13. Which statement from the ones below are true in relation with the Java language?

(a) The static keyword applies to classes, attributes and methods;

(b) A static method can only call other static methods of other objects;
(c) A static method in a class can only refer to static attributes and methods in the same class;
(d) A static attribute can be set only once;
(e) A static attribute has the same value for all objects of that class.

14. Which statement from the ones below are true in relation with the Java language?

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(a) The final keyword applies to classes, attributes and methods;

(b) A final method can only call other final methods in the same class;
(c) A final method in a class cannot be overriden in subclasses;
(d) A final attribute can be set only once;
(e) Final attributes can only exist in final classes.

15. Which of the following assertions hold in relation with the Java language?

(a) Inheritance can always be replaced by objects’ composition;

(b) A class can implement any number of interfaces;
(c) An enumeration can implement any number of interfaces;
(d) Using objects’ composition provide a possibility to avoid access restrictions;
(e) Object composition is also referred as objects aggregation.

16. Consider the following Java definitions:

class A{
public static int i=1;
public static void main(String[] args) {
A x=new A();
A y=new A();
x.i =x.i+1;
y.i =y.i+1;
}
}
Which of the following statements are true?

(a) The class will not compile;

(b) After running, x.i = 2 and y.i=2;
(c) After running, x.i = 2 and y.i=3;
(d) After running, x.i = 3 and y.i=3;
(e) After running, x.i and y.i have other values than in the above mentioned cases.

17. Which of the following Java declarations are wrong:

(a) Integer numbers= new Integer(100);

(b) int nr[]= new Integer[100];
(c) String matrix [][]= new String[2][];

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(d) Integer tab= new int[100];

(e) Integer array[]= new Integer[100];

18. What can be said about the Java program below ?

class A {
A(int x) { System.out.print(”Constructor A called ”); }
}
class B extends A {
B() { System.out.print(”Constructor B called ”); }
}
public class Test {
public static void main(String args[]){
B b = new B(); }
}

(a) The compilation will fail;

(b) It will display : ”Constructor B called”
(c) It will display: ”Constructor A called”
(d) It will display: ”Constructor A called Constructor B called”

19. Which of the following statements are true in respect to the Java code below (the lines are
numbered):
1. public class Test extends Thread{
2. public void run() {
3. System.out.print(”Answer ”);
4. wait(1000);
5. System.out.print(”Question ”);
6. }
7. public static void main(String args []) {
8. Test ob = new Test();
9. ob.start();
10. }}

(a) The compilation will fail at line 4 because wait(1000) may only be called in a synchronized
block;

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(b) The compilation will fail at line 4 because wait(1000) may only be called in a try/catch block
;
(c) Compilation will succeed. Nothing will be displayed on execution;
(d) Compilation will succeed. ”Answer ” will be displayed on execution;
(e) Compilation will succeed . ”Question Answer ” will be displayed on execution.

20. Which are the elements on a Java method signature:

(a) The method’s name;
(b) The method’s name and the method’s arguments’ names;
(c) The method’s name and the method’s arguments’ names and their types;
(d) The method’s name, the method’s arguments’ names and their types and the returned value’s
type
21. A Java constructor:
(a) Has no type for the returned value;
(b) May be implicit;
(c) Has the same name as the class including it;
(d) Each time an object is created at least a constructor is called.
22. Which of the following Java code sequence throws an exception:
1. public void someMethod ()
{ ...
if ( problem ) throw new Exception(”Useful Message”);
...}
2. public void someMethod () throws Exception
{ ...
if ( problem ) Exception(”Useful Message”);
...}
3. public void someMethod () throw Exception
{ ...
if ( problem ) throws new Exception(”Useful Message”) ;
...}
4. public void someMethod () throws Exception
{ ...
if ( problem ) throw new Exception(”Useful Message”);
...}

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(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

23. The Java access modifiers for the members of a class are:

(a) public, protected, default (when no modifier is specified), private

(b) public, protected, private
(c) public, abstract, final
(d) public, static, final

24. Which of the statements below are false in respect to the Java language:

(a) Any Java class inherits from the Object class

(b) A class may inherit from one or more base classes
(c) A class may implement one or more interfaces
(d) Sub-classes inherit the attributes, methods and the constructors from the base class

25. What is displayed after executing the following Java code?

String s1 = ”year” + 20 + 13, s2 = 2000 + 13 + ”year”;
System.out.println(”s1 = ” + s1 + ”, s2 = ” + s2);

(a) s1 = year33, s2 = 20013year

(b) s1 = year 2013, s2 = 200013 year
(c) s1 = year 33, s2 = 20013 year
(d) s1 = year2013, s2 = 2013year
(e) Runtime error: explicit cast needed

26. A Java thread is:

(a) An instance of a class sub-classing the Thread class;

(b) An instance of a class implementing the Runnable interface;
(c) An object of a class having Thread asa a super-class;
(d) An object of a class implementing the Runnable interface.

27. What is true about the String class in Java?

(a) The content of a String cannot be modified after creation

(b) The == operator is used to compare the content of two String objects

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(c) The String class is final

(d) The String class has an attribute called size providing the length of the string

28. Which of the following statements is true about a Java abstract class:

(a) A class which cannot be instantiated

(b) A class having at least an abstract method
(c) A class defined using the abstract keyword

29. Assume the file A.java includes the following Java definitions:
interface X {}
interface Y {}
public class A implements X {}
public class B extends A implements X, Y {}
Why the above code will not compile?

(a) Java does not provide multiple inheritance;

(b) The class B double implements the X interface ;
(c) There are two public classes in the same file;
(d) Interfaces have to be public.

30. Assume the following Java definitions:

class A implements Runnable {
int counter = 0;
public void run() {
while (true) counter ++;
}
}
public class Test{
public static void main(String [] arg) {
A a = new A();
}
}
Which one of the cases below instantiate and run a thread?

(a) run();

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(b) a.start();
(c) new Thread(a).run();
(d) new Thread(a).start();

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4 Software Engineering
1. Check the statements which are true. A use case:

(a) defines a functionality of the system.

(b) represents what the system must do.
(c) shows how a function of the system can be realized.
(d) it is necessary in direct a relation with an actor.
(e) defines the system behavior.
(f) defines a structure of the system.

2. Consider the following examples of requirements for an application for a medical analyses center.
Check the functional requirements:

(a) The system must allow the management of the analysis types.
(b) The system must support maximum 20 simultaneous users.
(c) The system must allow the update of the patient record.
(d) The DES32 encription system must be used for the transfered data.
(e) The system must respond in maximum 1 second to any user command.
(f) The HELP facility must be organized hierarchically.
(g) A history of the last 20 analysis for each patient must be available.
(h) The sistem will be implemented in Java and will use DBMS Oracle.

3. Which statement characterizes the client-server architectural style?

(a) Subsistems communicate using large shared data stored in a central database.
(b) The system is composed of functional modules which process the inputs and produce outputs.
(c) The system is made of systems that provide services and systems that request these services.

(d) An event is broadcasted to all subsystems and is handled by the systems which are interested
by this event.
(e) Structures the system on more abstraction levels.

4. Software verification can imply

(a) automatic static analysis

(b) assesing usefulness and usability of the software in operational situations.
(c) debugging
(d) software inspections
(e) testing to prove error existence

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(f) verify that software meets user requirements

5. Check the software product types which are in CASE category.

(a) Operating systems

(b) Integrated development environments
(c) Compilers
(d) LaTeX editors
(e) Testing tools
(f) UML editors
(g) Grafic editors
(h) Software for version control

6. State machine diagram shows

(a) system functions.

(b) system response to internal events.
(c) system response to external events.
(d) interactions between objects in the system.
(e) data structures.
(f) interactions between actors and the system.
(g) data flow in the system.

7. Code debugging includes

(a) Establishing the existence of errors

(b) Creating an hypothesis about the cause of the error
(c) Localization of the error
(d) Creation of acceptance tests
(e) Error correction
(f) Code refactoring

8. Agile methods in software development imply

(a) Incremental delivery

(b) Customer involvement during development process
(c) Establishing normative processes for team working
(d) Periodic activities to eliminate complexity from the system
(e) Modeling the whole software before writting the code

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9. Performance testing means:

(a) a series of tests where the load is steadily increased.

(b) the process of testing individual components in isolation.
(c) specifications of the inputs of the test and of the expected results, also indicating the tested
entity.
(d) exercising the system beyond its maximum design load.
(e) rerunning an existing set of tests.

10. Application frameworks are

(a) systems developed by integrating existing application systems.

(b) an application type generalised around a common architecture so that it can be adapted in
different ways for different customers.
(c) generic abstractions that occur across applications, represented as design patterns that show
abstract and concrete objects and interactions.
(d) collections of abstract and concrete classes that can be adapted and extended to create
application systems.
(e) shared components woven into an application at different places when the program is com-
piled.

11. Check the circumstances that can motivate the maintenance process.

(a) The system does not pass one of the validation tests.
(b) A law, in the domain for which the application was developed, changes.
(c) Errors appear while testing the system.
(d) Errors appear while using the system.
(e) It is difficult to use the product, so it is requested to reorganize the elements in the user
interface
(f) A error is identified while performing a software inspection.
(g) Customer does not validate the user interface prototype.
(h) A component to be reused does not correspond to its specifications.
(i) Customer decides to use another database management system.

12. Check the approaches for reusing application systems.

(a) COTS integration

(b) Using design patterns
(c) Aspect oriented programming
(d) Product line development

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(e) Extension of application frameworks

13. Version management, as activity of the software configuration management process, means

(a) keeping track of requests for changes to the software, costs and impact of changes analysis
and deciding which changes should be implemented.
(b) keeping track of the multiple versions of system components and ensuring that changes made
to components by different developers do not interfere with each other.
(c) assembling program components, data and libraries, then compiling these to create an exe-
cutable system.
(d) preparing software for external release and keeping track of the system versions that have
been released for customer use.

14. System reliability can be expresses as a verifiable requirement by

(a) the number of transactions processed per second

(b) memory size
(c) rate of failure occurrence
(d) percentage of the statements dependent on the target platform
(e) users training time
(f) probability of system unavailability

15. Consider the following class diagram.

Check the true statements?

(a) Class Student inherits from class StudentBursier

(b) An object of type Student contains a collection of objects of type Proiect.
(c) Class Proiect has a public attribute of type String.
(d) Class Student has the public operation adaugaProiect.
(e) Class Student has the private operation adaugaProiect.
(f) Class Student is superclass for the class StudentBursier.

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16. Consider the following class diagram.

Which sequence of Java code correctly describes the relationship between classes Profesor and
Materie?

(a) class Profesor extends Materie{...}

(b) class Profesor {
private Materie preda; ...}

(c) class Materie {

private Profesor preda; ...}

(d) class Materie {

private Vector<Materie> preda;...}

17. Consider the following class diagram.

Check the true statements?

(a) Class Materie defines a composition of objects of type Curs.

(b) A bidirectional association exists between class Profesor and class Materie.
(c) Class Test inherits from class Materie.
(d) Class Materie defines an aggregate of objects of type Laborator.
(e) An object of type Materie contains a collection of objects of type Test.

18. Consider the following class diagram.

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Which sequence of Java code correctly and completly describes the relationship between class
Materie and class Laborator?
(a) class Materie extends Laborator\{...\}
(b) class Laborator extends Materie{...}
(c) class Materie {
private Vector <Laborator> laboratoare = new Vector();...}
class Laborator {
private Materie materie;
...}

(d) class Materie {

private Laborator laborator;...}

class Laborator {
private Vector<Materie> materie;
...}

(e) class Materie {

private Vector <Laborator> laboratoare;...}

class Laborator {
private Materie materie;
...}

19. Consider the following class diagram.

Check the complete and correct description of the relations represented on the diagram:

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(a) Association between classes Profesor and Materie; aggregation between classes Materie(aggregate)
and Test(component), Materie(aggregate) and Laborator(component), Materie(aggregate)
and Curs(component).
(b) Unidirectional association, named preda, from class Profesor to class Materie; aggrega-
tion between classes Materie(aggregate) and Test(component), Materie(aggregate) and
Laborator(component), Materie(aggregate) and Curs(component).
(c) Unidirectional association, named preda, from class Profesor to class Materie; class Materie
is superclass for classes Test, Laborator and Curs.
(d) Unidirectional association, named preda, from class Profesor to class Materie; composition
between class Materie(composite) and class Curs(component); composition between class
Materie(composite) and class Laborator(component); composition between class Materie(composite)
and class Test(component).
(e) Unidirectional association, named preda, from class Profesor to class Materie; classes Curs,
Laborator and Test inherit from class Materie.

20. Consider the following use case diagram.

Check all the use cases directly implied in the realization of the functions accesible to the student:

(a) Login
(b) Manage Course
(c) Select Course
(d) Study Course
(e) View Course Data
(f) Do exercises

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(g) Submit Grades

21. Consider the following sequence diagram.

Which operations of class ControlerInscriere result from it?

(a) getCursuri()
(b) display(listaCursuriOferite)
(c) inscriere(student, listaCursuriSelectate)
(d) Plan(listaCursuriSelectate)
(e) addPlan(planCurent)
(f) displayMsg(OK)

22. Consider the following sequence diagram.

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Check the classes from which are instantiated the objects implied in the interaction:

(a) InscriereForm
(b) ControlerInscriere
(c) listaCursuriSelectate
(d) curent
(e) Student
(f) Plan
(g) planCurent

23. Consider the following robustness diagram.

Which statements are true?

(a) Home page is a boundary object.

(b) ExtrageListaCarti can be a persistent object.
(c) AfiseazaLinkuri is an object for interfacing with the system.

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(d) ExtrageListaCarti could be implemented as a method of an entity class.

(e) ExtrageListaCarti can be a persistent object.
(f) ListaCarti is an object for interfacing with the system.
(g) Catalog is an entity object.

24. Check the statements that comply with the rules for building robustness diagrams:

(a) Actors must communicate with boundary classes.

(b) Actors can communicate with control classes.
(c) Boundary classes can communicate with control classes.
(d) Boundary classes can not communicate with entity classes.
(e) Entity classes can communicate with control classes.
(f) Entity classes can communicate with actors.
(g) Control classes can not communicate with other control classes.

25. Consider the following state machine diagram.

Check the true statements.

(a) Testare is a state.

(b) test() is an internal event that triggers a transition from state Asteptare to state Testare.
(c) test complet is an internal event.
(d) test complet is a transition.
(e) Return to the state Asteptare after the occurrence of event calibrare() is realized by
passing only through states Calibrare and Testare.
(f) test complet is an external event that triggers a transition from state Testare to state
Transmitere.
(g) test complet is an internal event that triggers a transition from state Transmitere to state
Testare.

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(h) Return to the state Asteptare after the occurrence of event calibrare() is realized by
passing through states Calibrare, Testare and Transmitere.

26. Consider the following class diagram.

Which sequences of Java code are valid for class Carte?

(a) class Carte extends Produs{...}

(b) private float pret;
(c) private pret float;
(d) public float getPret();
(e) class Carte implements Produs{...}
(f) private float pret(){...}
(g) public float getPret(){...}
(h) public Produs cumpara(){...}
(i) private Vector<Capitol> capitole = new Vector();

27. Consider the following class diagram.

Which sequence of Java code correctly and completly defines what results from the diagram for
class Angajat?

(a) class Angajat {

private String nume;

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private int CNP;

public abstract void calculPlata();
...}

(b) abstract class Angajat {

private String nume;
private int CNP;
public abstract void calculPlata();
...}

(c) abstract class Angajat {

private String nume;
private int CNP;
public abstract void calculPlata(){};
...}

(d) abstract class Angajat {

private String nume;
private int CNP;
public void calculPlata();
...}

28. Consider the following class diagram.

Which sequences of Java code are valid for class AngajatCuOra?

(a) class AngajatCuOra extends Angajat{...}

(b) private int CNP;
(c) class AngajatCuOra implements Angajat{...}
(d) public calculPlata();
(e) public calculPlata(){};

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29. Which sequences of Java code are valid for class Rezervare?

(a) class Rezervare extends Client{...}

(b) private int urmatorulCod = 1;
(c) private static int urmatorulCod = 1;
(d) public static int getUrmatorulCod();
(e) private Client client;
(f) public static Client getClient();

30. Consider the following class diagram.

Select the true statements.

(a) Class Student defines an aggregate of objects of type Proiect; classes RaportTestare and
DiagrameUML define compositions of objects of type Proiect.
(b) Class Proiect defines compositions of objects of type Student, of objects of type DiagrameUML
and of objects of type RaportTestare.
(c) Class Proiect defines an aggregate of objects of type Student and compositions of objects
of type DiagrameUML and of objects of type RaportTestare.
(d) Class Proiect defines a composition of objects of type Student and aggregates of objects of
type DiagrameUML and of objects of type RaportTestare.
(e) Class Proiect has an association relationship with class CodSursa.

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5 Answers
C Language

1. 1b 16. 16b, 16c

2. 2d 17. 17a
3. 3a,3c,3d 18. 18c
4. 4a 19. 19b,19c
5. 5d 20. 20c, 20d
6. 6a,6b 21. 21b, 21c, 21e
7. 7b,7c 22. 22b
8. 8c, 8d 23. 23a, 23c, 23d, 23f
9. 9c, 9d, 9e 24. 24c, 24d
10. 10a,10b 25. 25a
11. 11a 26. 26c, 26d
12. 12c 27. 27c
13. 13a 28. 28a
14. 14a 29. 29b
15. 15b, 15c 30. 30a

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C++ Language

1. 1a,1c,1e,1g 16. 16c

2. 2a,2b,2c,2d 17. 17a
3. 3c,3d 18. 18e
4. 4a,4b,4d,4e 19. 19d
5. 5c,5d,5e,5f 20. 20b
6. 6a,6b,6c,6d 21. 21d
7. 7a,7c 22. 22c
8. 8d,8e,8g 23. 23c
9. 9c 24. 24a
10. 10a,10b,10c,10e,10f 25. 25b
11. 11c 26. 26c,26e
12. 12b,12e,12g 27. 27d
13. 13b 28. 28b,28d,28e
14. 14c 29. 29a
15. 15b 30. 30b,30c

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Java Language

1. 1d 16. 16d
2. 2a,2d 17. 17b,17d
3. 3a,3b,3d,3e 18. 18a
4. 4b 19. 19b
5. 5a,5b,5c,5d 20. 20d
6. 6c 21. 21a,21b,21c,21d
7. 7b,7d 22. 22d
8. 8b,8c,8e 23. 23a
9. 9c 24. 24b,24d
10. 10a,10e 25. 25d
11. 11c 26. 26a,26c
12. 12b,12e 27. 27a,27c
13. 13a,13c,13e 28. 28a,28c
14. 14a,14c,14d 29. 29c
15. 15b,15c 30. 30d

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Software Engineering

1. 1a,1b 16. 16b

2. 2a,2c,2g 17. 17a,17d,17e
3. 3c 18. 18c
4. 4a,4d,4e 19. 19d
5. 5b,5c,5e,5f,5h 20. 20a,20c,20d,20e,20f
6. 6b,6c 21. 21a,21c
7. 7b,7c,7e 22. 22a,22b,22e,22f
8. 8a,8b,8d 23. 23a,23d,23g
9. 9a 24. 24a,24c,24d,24e
10. 10d 25. 25a,25c,25h
11. 11b,11d,11e,11i 26. 26b,26e,26g,26i
12. 12a,12d 27. 27b
13. 13b 28. 28a,28b,28e
14. 14c,14f 29. 29c,29d,29e
15. 15b,15d,15f 30. 30c,30e

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