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This document outlines the examination structure for the Eighth Semester B.Tech Degree Regular Examination in Programming Paradigms at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. It includes a variety of questions divided into two parts: Part A with short answer questions and Part B with detailed questions from different modules. The exam covers topics such as programming language design, scoping, garbage collection, exception handling, and concurrency.

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This document outlines the examination structure for the Eighth Semester B.Tech Degree Regular Examination in Programming Paradigms at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. It includes a variety of questions divided into two parts: Part A with short answer questions and Part B with detailed questions from different modules. The exam covers topics such as programming language design, scoping, garbage collection, exception handling, and concurrency.

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Reg No.:_______________ Name:__________________________


APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Eighth Semester B.Tech Degree Regular Examination June 2023 (2019 Scheme)

Course Code: CST424


Course Name: PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
Answer all questions, each carries 3 marks. Marks
1 Differentiate readability and writability of a programming language. (3)
2 What is meant by scope and lifetime? Give example (3)
3 Differentiate between enumeration and subrange types. (3)
4 What is meant by dangling pointer? How to solve the dangling pointer problem? (3)
5 What are the different parameter passing modes? (3)
6 Write a short note on coroutines. (3)
7 Define CIR , vtable. (3)
8 Write the advantages and disadvantages of inheritance. (3)
9 Differentiate cooperation synchronization and competition synchronization (3)
with an example.
10 What are the differences between CONS, LIST, and APPEND? (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module, each carries 14 marks.

Module I
11 a) Describe the factors that affect the design of programming language. (6)
b) What is meant by referencing environment of a statement? (8)
Show the referencing environment at the indicated program points (1), (2), (3)
& (4) for the following program segment. Assume that the programming
language is dynamically scoped

void sub1() {
int a, b;
... -------------------- 1
} /* end of sub1 */
void sub2() {
int b, c;

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.. . . --------------------- 2
sub1();
} /* end of sub2 */
void main() {
int c, d;
... -------------------- 3
sub2();
} /* end of main */
OR
12 a) What are the domains of computer applications and their associated languages? (6)
b) Consider the following pseudo code: (8)
x : integer := 1
y : integer := 2
procedure add
x := x + y
procedure second(P : procedure)
x : integer := 2
P()
procedure first
y : integer := 3
second(add)
------- ----main starts here----------
first()
write integer(x)
(a) What does this program print if the language uses static scoping? Give
reasons.
(b) What does it print if the language uses dynamic scoping? Give reasons.
Module II
13 a) Describe the lazy and eager approaches for reclaiming garbage (6)
b) Explain different types of assignment statements. (8)
OR
14 a) What is short circuit evaluation? Give example (6)
b) What is record data type? What are the design issues? How to refer the fields in (8)
record?
Module III
15 a) Write a short note on closure. (6)
b) Explain various parameter passing mechanisms in programming languages. (8)
OR

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16 a) Describe overloaded subprograms (6)


b) Differentiate counter controlled and logically controlled iteration statements (8)
used in programming languages
Module IV
17 a) Write dynamic method binding in detail. (6)
b) What is meant by an exception handler? Explain how exceptions are handled in (8)
object-oriented languages.
OR
18 a) Illustrate how a virtual method table can be used for implementing dynamic (6)
method binding
b) Explain the design issues of object oriented programming language. (8)
Module V
19 a) Discuss the role of monitors in concurrency. (6)
b) Explain the searching strategies used in Prolog. Why backward chaining is (8)
preferred over forward chaining in Prolog?
OR
20 a) Define synchronous message passing (6)
b) What are the applications of logic programming languages? (8)
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