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System Programming MCQs with Answers

Practice important System Programming MCQs with answers and explanations.

Multiple Choice Questions

Q861: If no filename is specified in the search pattern, the program uses ________ as default.
  • A: *
  • B: ?
  • C: .
  • D: #
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A

Q862: The parent path in the search pattern includes the ________.
  • A: prefix with a slash
  • B: suffix without a slash
  • C: file name
  • D: extension
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A

Q863: The suffix in the search pattern is the longest part ________.
  • A: not containing a slash
  • B: containing only slashes
  • C: containing a dot
  • D: ending with slash
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A

Q864: If pathLength returned by getCurrentDirectory() is 0 or greater than MAX_PATH_LONG, the program will ________.
  • A: report an error
  • B: continue silently
  • C: retry
  • D: get a new path
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A

Q865: The maximum path length constant MAX_PATH_LONG is set to ________.
  • A: 32780
  • B: 260
  • C: 1024
  • D: 65536
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A

Q866: In the code, ReportError() is called with the message ________.
  • A: GetCurrentDirectory failed
  • B: File not found
  • C: Access denied
  • D: Operation successful
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A

Q867: The wildcard character used in searchPattern if no file is specified is ________.
  • A: *
  • B: ?
  • C: #
  • D: %
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A

Q868: The code snippet indicates that the search pattern is split into parent and filename based on the presence of ________.
  • A: a slash
  • B: a dot
  • C: a colon
  • D: a space
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A

Q869: The UNIX command used to change file access time to the current system time is ________.
  • A: touch
  • B: change
  • C: date
  • D: ls
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A

Q870: GetSystemTimeAsFileTime() retrieves the current system time in ________ format.
  • A: Local time
  • B: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
  • C: Unix time
  • D: Windows time
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B

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