Final Practice Exam Solution

1) (2​ pts.) Is Java an object­oriented, procedural, or functional programming language?

a) Procedural
b) Object­Oriented

c) Functional

​ 2) (​2 pts.) How many ​distinct​ values can be represented by a 7­bit value?

a) 64

b) 128

c) 256

d) 512

e) 1024

3) (2 pts.) Is it a compile­time or run­time error when a Java program throws an exception because
it cannot open a file?

a) Run­time

b) Compile­time

4) (2 pts.) A _____________ is a program that executes compiled Java code on a specific platform.

a) Java Virtual Machine

b) Java Compiler

c) Java Programming Manual

d) Eclipse Editor

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e) None of the above

5) (2 pts.) Circle the letter of the Java statement that declares and allocates a 2­dimensional array
of integers with​ four​ rows ​and​ five columns​:

a) int array[4][5];

b) int array[5][4];

c) int array[ ] [ ] = new int [4][5];

d) int array[ ] [ ] = new int [5][4];

e) None of the above

6) (2 pts.) When calling a Java method, is the programmer required to explicitly provide the
type information for​ each parameter?

a) Yes

b) No

7) (2 pts.) Which of the following can be returned from a Java method?

a) Any primitive type

b) Any class

c) 1­dimensional array

d) 2­dimensional array

e) All of the above

8) (​2 pts.) Name 8 primitive data types and one Java class, identifying which is which.

Primitive types: char, byte, short, int, long, float, double, boolean

Classes: String, Scanner, PrintWriter, P5, R5, etc.

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​ 9) ​ (1 pt.) Show the Java code to​ declare​ a variable of type String and​ initialize​ it to “Whatever”.

String myString = “Whatever”; or

String myString = new String(“Whatever”);

10)(1 pt.) Show the Java code to​ declare​ and​ allocate​ an array with 497 elements of type double.

double dArray[] = new double[497];

​ 11)(2 pts.) Show one line of Java code that declares, allocates, and initializes an array of
type integer with​ exactly 4 elements whose values are 97, 33, 44, and 12, in that order.

int iArray[] = { 97, 33, 44, 12 };

12) ​(1 pt. each) ​Evaluate the following Java expressions, assuming​ x ​and​ y ​are both declared
as integer​ ​variables and ​x = 17 ​and ​y = 6​:

a) x / y + 3 = ​5

b) x % y * 4 = 20

c) x – y / 3 = 15

d) x / 5 – y * 2 = ­9

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13) (2 pts.) Extend the code shown below to handle the exception that can occur when opening a
file that does​ not exist. You do not have to add the import that is needed for the ​exception​.

public void readFile(String filename) {

try {

File file = new File(filename);

Scanner scan = new Scanner(file);

} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println(“Cannot open file: “ + filename);
}

14) (2 pts.) Show a line of code that shifts the binary literal 0b00000101 left by 2 bits into a variable
named ​byteValue​ of type byte that has previously been declared.

byteValue = 0b00000101 << 2;

15) ​(2 pts.) What is the value of ​byteValue in the previous question after the shift operation has
been performed? You can show the result as a binary literal or a decimal value.

0b00010100 or 20

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16) ​(4 pts.) ​Write a Java​ conditional ​statement that implements the​ ​table below, where ​grade​ is an integer
and ​school​ is a string. Both variables have been declared and ​grade ​has been initialized to a value
greater than or equal to 1:

If ​grade​ is: Set ​school​ to:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Elementary School
6, 7, 8 Junior High
9, 10, 11, 12 High School
> 12 College

if (grade <= 5)
school = “Elementary School”;
else if (grade <= 8)
school = “Junior High”;
else if (grade <= 12)
school = “High School”;
else
school = “College”;

17) ​(4 pts.) ​Write a Java​ switch ​statement for the table above that is identical to the​ ​statement in the
previous​ ​problem.

if (grade <= 5)
school = “Elementary School”;
else if (grade <= 8)
school = “Junior High”;
else if (grade <= 12)
school = “High School”;
else
school = “College”;

18) (​ 2 pts.) ​Using a Scanner object called ​input that has been instantiated and initialized, write code
to read​ ​a string (without spaces), double, and integer from a file into variables you declare.

String s = input.next();
double d= input.nextDouble();
int i = input.nextInt();
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19)(2 pts.) Convert the following into a​ valid​ Java expression:​ 15.2​ ≤​ limit ​≤​ 62.9:

(15.2 <= limit && limit <= 62.9)

20) (2 pts.) ​Write a Java statement to assign the sixth character of the string variable ​s to a
previously declared character variable named ​c​.

c = s.charAt(5);

21) (1 pt. each) Write the output for the following Java code:

System.out.printf(“%.4f%n”, 45.13); // output: 45.1300

System.out.println(“%.4f%n”, 123.456789); // output: 123.4568

22) (​2 pts.) Given a variable x declared as a double and initialized, show the code to cast and store
the value of x into a variable y which is defined as a short. Truncation will occur, which is fine.

y = (short) x;

23) (​2 pts.) Show the code to create an object named ​myObject by instantiating a class called
MyClass​ and passing the constructor a String literal “hello” as the argument.

MyClass myObject = new MyClass(“hello”);

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24) ) ​(5 pts.) ​Write a​ loop ​that computes the average of an array of integers called ​iArray​ that has
been previously declared and initialized. Store the result in a​ ​variable of type integer called
iAverage​ that has been previously declared and initialized to zero.

for (int i = 0; i < iArray.length; i++) {

iAverage += iArray[i];
}
iAverage /= iArray.length;

25) ​(​5 pts.) ​Show the declaration for a method called​ myMethod ​that 1) is visible outside the
class, 2) can only​ ​access class (static) variables, 3) returns an array of integers, and 4)
accepts two parameters which are a String and double, in that order.

public static int[] myMethod(String param1, double param2);

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26) ​(2 pts. each) ​Write out the output of the following code in the spaces provided:

public​ ​class​ FinalExam1 {

public​ ​static​ ​void​ main(String[] args) {

String S1 = ​"Java Programming"​;

String S2 = ​" is taught"​;
String S3 = "​ at Colorado State"​;

int​ iSize = S3.length() + 3;

System.​out.println(iSize);

char​ cChar = S1.charAt(10);

System.​out.println(cChar);

int​ iIndex = S2.indexOf(​"p"​);

System.​out.println(iIndex);

String sSubstr = S1.substring(1, 7);

System.​out.println(sSubstr);

boolean bEquals = S2.equals(​" is taught"​);

System.​out.println(bEquals);
}
}

First line of output: 21

Second line of output: a

Third line of output: ­1

Fourth line of output: ava Pr

Fifth line of output: true

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27) ​(2 pts. each) Write out the output of the following code in the spaces provided.​ ​HINT​: Draw a
diagram that​ ​shows the array contents.

public class ​FinalExam2

public static void ​main(String[] args) {

// Declare and allocate array

double ​array[] = new​ double​[5];

// Initialize array

for (​int​ index = 0; index < array.length; index++)

array[index] = (index * 3.0) + 0.5;

// Print array information

System.out.printf(“%.2f%n”, array.length ­ 2);
System.out.printf(“%.2f%n”, array[2]);
System.out.printf(“%.2f%n”,array[3]* 2.0);
System.out.printf(“%.2f%n”, array[4]+0.45);
System.out.printf(“%.2f%n”, array[5]));

First line of output: 3

Second line of output: 6.50
Third line of output: 19.00
Fourth line of output: 12.95
Fifth line of output: Exception (Out of bounds)

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28​(2 pts. each) ​Show what is printed by the code shown below:

public class ​FinalExam3 {

static double ​values[] = {0.0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0}​;

static double v​ ariable = 5.0;

public static void ​main(String[] args) {

System.​out.println(tripleNumber(10));
System.​out.println(tripleNumber(variable));
System.​out.println(tripleNumber(values[2]));
System.​out.println(values[2]);
doubleArray (values);
System.​out.println(values[2]);

public static double ​tripleNumber(double param) {

return ​param + param + param;
}

public static void ​doubleArray(double array[]) {

for (​int​ i = 0; i < array.length; i++)

array[i] *= 2.0;
}

First line of output: 30.0

Second line of output: 15.0
Third line of output: 9.0
Fourth line of output: 3.0
Fifth line of output: 6.0

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29) ​(2 pts. each) ​Given the following code and a file named “data.txt” whose contents are​ ​listed
on the next page, show what is printed. Assume that all required imports are defined above
the code shown. If an exception occurs, write the word exception for that output line.

public​ ​class​ FinalExam4 {

public​ ​static​ ​void​ main(String[] args) {
int​ i0 = 2, i1 = 3;
double​ d0 = 2.0, d1 = 3.0, d2 = 4.0;
char​ c0 = ​'8'​, c1 = ​'Z'​;
String s0 = ​""​, s1 = ​""​;
try​ {
Scanner scan = ​new​ Scanner(​new​ File(“data.txt”));
d0 = scan.nextDouble();
i0 = scan.nextInt();
c0 = scan.next().charAt(3);
s0 = scan.next();
System.​out.println(d0 + ​": "​ + i0);
System.​out.println(c0 + ​": "​ + s0);
if​ (scan.hasNextDouble())
d1 = scan.nextDouble();
if​ (scan.hasNextInt())
i1 = scan.nextInt();
c1 = scan.next().charAt(3);
scan.nextLine(); ​// discard newline
s1 = scan.nextLine();
System.​out.println(d1 + ​", "​ + i1);
System.​out.println(c1 + "​ , "​ + s1);
d2 = scan.nextDouble();
System.​out.println(d2);
scan.close();
} ​catch​ (Exception e) {
System.​out.println(​"Exception!"​);
}
}
}
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Here are the contents of the file named “data.txt”:

Line 0: 57.31 22
Line 1: Computer Science
Line 2: 332211 1234.5
Line 3: Have a nice summer!
Line 4: double: 468.531

First line of output: 57.31: 22

Second line of output: p: Science

Third line of output: 332211.0, 3

Fourth line of output: 4, Have a nice summer!

Fifth line of output: Exception

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