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III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Computer Science &
Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Compare procedure oriented and object oriented programming. Explain the object
oriented features supported by C++. [16]
2. (a) What is the significance of mathematical logic in the context of axiomatic

semantics. Explain with examples. [6]
(b) What is the significance of denotational semantics in describing the meaning
of programs. Explain with examples. [10]
3. (a) Suppose a programming language supports implicit declarations. What are

the advantages and disadvantages of it. [8]
(b) Explain extent with the help of example. [8]
4. (a) Discuss precedence and associativity rules of different programming languages.

[8]
(b) What is the significance of precedence and associativity. Give examples. [8]
5. (a) Distinguish pass-by-value and pass-by-reference. [8]
(b) Explain the characteristics of subprogram. [8]
6. (a) Discuss the design issues for concurrency. [8]

(b) Explain the different states in tasks. [8]
7. (a) Explain how exceptions bind to handlers in java. [8]

(b) Explain fact statements and rule statements in prolog. [8]
8. (a) Explain structures and arrays in ML. Give examples. [8]

(b) Discuss briefly about expressions in ML. [8]
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1. (a) Define orthogonality. Discuss C in that context. [10]

(b) What is the relation between orthogonality and simplicity. [6]
2. Give BNF notation for identifier, for loop, while loop in C. Give the corresponding
syntax graph. [16]
3. Write short notes on coercion, type error, type checking and strong typing. [16]
4. Define Set. Explain how set is supported by different programming languages. [16]
5. (a) Discuss about actual parameters, positional parameters and keyword parame-
ters. [8]
(b) Explain the general subprogram characteristics. [8]
6. Briefly describe cooperation synchronization and competition synchronization in

semaphores. [16]
7. (a) Write prolog program to compute the sum of numbers using arrays. [8]
(b) Explain exception handling in java. [8]
8. (a) Explain about functions in ML. [8]

(b) Discuss about exceptions in ML. [8]
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1. (a) High level programming languages are independent of machine architecture.

Comment on it. [8]
(b) Reliability and cost of execution are conflicting aspects. Justify. [8]
2. Give BNF notation for identifier, for loop, while loop in C. Give the corresponding
syntax graph. [16]
3. What are the primitive data types supported by C language. Explain. [16]
4. (a) Define record. How do you access different fields of a record. What are the
operations that can be performed on the record. [10]
(b) Suppose the assignment operator is to be defined to assign one record to other.
What are the problems associated with it. [6]
5. (a) Explain how subprogram names are passed as parameters? [8]

(b) Explain how subprogram is overloaded? Give examples. [8]
6. (a) Explain how abstract data types are implemented in simula 67. [8]
(b) Define semaphores. Explain, how cooperation synchronization and competi-
tion synchronization are implemented using semaphores. [8]
7. Explain exception handling in C++ with example. [16]
8. (a) Write about Function composition, construction and apply-to-all, in mathe-

matical functions. [8]
(b) Write about simple functions in mathematical function. [8]
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1. (a) What are the steps in compilation process. [6]

(b) What does it mean for a program to be reliable. [5]
(c) Why is readability important to writability. [5]
2. (a) What is the use of attribute grammar. Explain. [8]

(b) What are the difference between synthesized and an inherited attribute. Ex-
plain. [8]
3. (a) What are the advantages and problems associated with keywords. [5]
(b) What is the difference between keyword and reserved words. [6]
(c) Give some examples of key words supported by C language and their signifi-
cance. [5]
4. (a) Discuss precedence and associativity rules of different programming languages.

[8]
(b) What is the significance of precedence and associativity. Give examples. [8]
5. (a) Explain how multidimensional arrays are passed as parameters? [8]
(b) Explain how subprograms are overloaded? [8]
6. Define a monitor. Briefly describe the features of monitors. [16]
7. (a) Explain how exceptions bind to handlers in java. [8]

(b) Explain fact statements and rule statements in prolog. [8]
8. (a) Explain structures and arrays in ML. Give examples. [8]

(b) Discuss briefly about expressions in ML. [8]
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Code No: RR310505 Set No. 1

2. (a) What is the significance of mathematical logic in the context of axiomatic

3. (a) Suppose a programming language supports implicit declarations. What are

4. (a) Discuss precedence and associativity rules of different programming languages.

5. (a) Distinguish pass-by-value and pass-by-reference. [8]

6. (a) Discuss the design issues for concurrency. [8]

7. (a) Explain how exceptions bind to handlers in java. [8]

8. (a) Explain structures and arrays in ML. Give examples. [8]

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1. (a) Define orthogonality. Discuss C in that context. [10]

6. Briefly describe cooperation synchronization and competition synchronization in

8. (a) Explain about functions in ML. [8]

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1. (a) High level programming languages are independent of machine architecture.

5. (a) Explain how subprogram names are passed as parameters? [8]

7. Explain exception handling in C++ with example. [16]

8. (a) Write about Function composition, construction and apply-to-all, in mathe-

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1. (a) What are the steps in compilation process. [6]

2. (a) What is the use of attribute grammar. Explain. [8]

4. (a) Discuss precedence and associativity rules of different programming languages.

6. Define a monitor. Briefly describe the features of monitors. [16]

7. (a) Explain how exceptions bind to handlers in java. [8]

8. (a) Explain structures and arrays in ML. Give examples. [8]

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