C Language INTERVIEW QUESTION & ANSWERS
| 36. |
What are the primitive data types in c? |
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There are five different kinds of data types in C.
- Char
- Int
- Float
- Double
- Void
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| 37. |
What is the use of typedef? |
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The typedef help in easier modification when the programs are ported to another machine.A descriptive new name given to the existing data type may be easier to understand the code. |
| 38. |
What is meant by type specifiers? |
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Type specifiers decide the amount of memory space occupied by a variable. In the ease of integral types; it also explicitly states the range of values that the object can hold. |
| 39. |
What are the types of type specifiers? |
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The available data type specifiers are :
- Short
- Long
- Signed
- Unsigned
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| 40. |
What is masking? |
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Masking is a process in which a given bit pattern is partly extracted into another bit pattern by means of a logical bitwise operation. |
