Tokens of C : MCQs & PYQs with Explanation

Option D

In C programming, keywords are special words that have a fixed and predefined meaning, decided by the language itself. We cannot change their meaning, nor can we use them as identifiers.

• The keywords are also known as reserve words.
• The meaning of each keyword is fixed.
• In ‘C’ language there are 32 keywords.
• We cannot use keywords as an identifier.
• All keywords are written in small letters.
   

Option D

• The statement “int a = 10;” contains 5 Tokens: int, a, =, 10, and ;.
• The statement “printf("Hi Suresh");” contains 5 Tokens: printf, (, "Hi Suresh", ), and ;.
• The statement “a = b + c;” contains 6 Tokens: a, =, b, +, c, and ;.
• The statement “x = y++ + --z;” contains 8 Tokens: x, =, y, ++, +, --, z, and ;

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Option A

So, total tokens are 5.

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Option B

A variable is a named location in memory that is used to hold or store the value. The value of variable can be modified in the program by the instruction. The variable names must follow the rules of identifiers.
RULES FOR WRITING IDENTIFIERS:

• First letter must be an alphabet or underscore.
• From second character onwards, any combination of digit, alphabet or underscore is allowed.
• Other than underscore no any special symbol is allowed.
• Keywords cannot be used as identifiers.

Option B

In programming like C, we store information using variables or other fixed items. Some values need to stay the same forever during the whole program run, like math number PI, number of days in a week, or maximum speed limit etc.
A constant is a value that is fixed and cannot be changed during the execution of a program. Constants are used when we want to make sure a value remains the same throughout the program.

#include <stdio.h>
int main() 
{
    int age = 29;// Variable.
    printf("Age : %d ", age);
    age = 34; // Changing value of variable.
    printf("Updated Age : %d ", age);
    const float PI = 3.14;// Constant.
    printf("Value of PI: %.2f ", PI);
    PI = 3.1415; // Error. Cannot change a constant.
    return 0;
}

Option B

In the compilation process, the Lexical Analyzer is the first phase that reads the source program and converts it into a sequence of tokens (such as keywords, identifiers, operators, and symbols). These tokens form the tokenized output of the lexical analyzer.
The Parser (Syntax Analyzer) is the next phase of the compiler, and it receives these tokens as input. The parser checks whether the tokens follow the grammatical structure of the programming language and constructs a Parse Tree or Syntax Tree. Therefore, the compiler phase that receives the tokenized output is the Parser.

Option D

A comment is used to add notes or explanations within the source code to make it easier for humans to understand. Comments are ignored by the compiler, so they do not affect the execution of the program.
In C, a multi-line comment starts with /* and ends with */. Single-line comments can also be written using //.

Option B

In C language the if is keywords. A keyword is a reserved word that has a predefined meaning in the language and cannot be used as an identifier. The if is used for decision-making.

Option C

The backslash constant \r is called the carriage return. It moves the cursor back to the beginning of the current line, without moving to a new line or erasing any existing content. This allows the next characters to overwrite the existing characters on the same line.

Option D

Must Know:

• ANSI C (C89/C90): The original standardized C (1989/1990) has 32 keywords.
• C99: A standard introduced in 1999 that added new features like variable-length arrays, inline functions, new data types, and new keywords.
• C11: A standard introduced in 2011 with improvements for concurrency, memory alignment, and multithreading, also adding new keywords.
• C99 adds 5 new keywords namely, _Bool, _Complex, _Imaginary, inline, restrict.
• C11 adds 7 new keywords namely, _Alignas, _Alignof, _Atomic, _Generic, _Noreturn, _Static_assert, _Thread_local
• So, C89/C90: 32, C99: 32 + 5 = 37 and C11: 37 + 7 = 44 keywords.

Option D

The compilation process converts source code into machine code through several phases. Two important phases are Lexical Analysis and Code Generation, both of which are essential parts of a compiler.
Lexical Analysis is the first phase where the source code is broken into tokens such as keywords, identifiers, and operators. It removes unnecessary characters like spaces and comments and prepares the input for the next phase.
Code Generation is the final phase where the compiler produces target code (machine code) from the processed input. It ensures that the output is optimized and executable by the system.

Option C

In C programming, identifiers can be the same as long as they belong to different scopes.
In this program, main is the name of the function, but inside the function, a local variable is declared with the same name main and assigned the value 55. 
This is valid because the variable exists only within the functions block and does not conflict with the function name.

Option B

So, total tokens are 5.

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Option A

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard used to represent characters as numeric values in computers.
In the ASCII table:

• Capital letters A to Z are assigned decimal values from 65 to 90.
• Lowercase letters a to z range from 97 to 122.
• Digits 0 to 9 range from 48 to 57.

Therefore, the ASCII value of ‘A’ = 65.

Option C

The keyword const is used when we want to make sure that the value of a variable cannot be changed after it is assigned. When a variable is declared with const, it becomes a constant, meaning its value remains the same throughout the program.