The operating system allocates a short span of execution time—called a _________—to a process.

a) quantum.
b) time split.
c) microsecond.
d) None of the above.


a) quantum.

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What happens when you define a class that used dynamic memory allocation and define a destructor but no copy constructor?

a. If an object of the class is plugged in for a call-by-value parameter, when the function ends, the parameter's dynamic memory is returned to the freestore at the end of the function execution. b. When an object that was used as an argument for a call-by-value parameter goes out of scope, it will cause a run-time error. c. It is possible to modify the values in the argument in the function. d. All of the above e. None of the above

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The first stage of the software lifecycle is design.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The following statement assigns 6 times the value of y to x. x = 6y 2. The following statement is valid. y = y + 72 3. A numeric variable that has not been assigned a value has the default value zero. 4. The following statement is valid. Dim x As Double = 3,542.36 5. The statement a + b = c assigns to c the sum of the values of a and b.

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To include more than one expression in an expressionList, you separate each expression with a ____.

A. comma B. forward slash C. semicolon D. period

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