Operators in Java
Solutions for Computer Applications, Class 10, ICSE
Assignment Questions
26 questionsQuestion 1
We have two variables x and y. Write Java statements to calculate the result of division of y by x and calculate the remainder of the division.
Answer:
int quotient = y / x;
int remainder = y % x;
Question 2
Assign the value of pi (i.e., 3.142) to a variable with requisite data type.
Answer:
float pi = 3.142f;
Question 3
What are logical operators? Give an example of each.
Answer:
Logical operators operate only on boolean operands and are used to construct complex decision-making expressions. Some of the logical operators are given below:
Operator | Symbol |
---|---|
Logical AND | && |
Logical OR | || |
Logical NOT | ! |
Question 4
What is an assignment operator? Give an example.
Answer:
Assignment operator is used to assign the value of an expression to a variable. It has the following syntax:
variable = expression;
For example,
totalMarks = 780;
The above statement assigns the value of 780 to the variable totalMarks. Any previous value stored in totalMarks variable is overwritten by this new value.
Question 5
Explain the shorthand assignment operator with an example.
Answer:
Java provides shorthand assignment operators for all the arithmetic binary operators. Shorthand assignment operators follow the below syntax:
variable = variable operation expression;
Taking the example of shorthand addition operator, the expression x = x + 3
can be rewritten as x += 3;
Question 6
What is the purpose of the new operator?
Answer:
The new operator is used to allocate memory for the object.
Question 7
What is the use and syntax of a ternary operator?
Answer:
Ternary operator is used to check if a condition is true and false. Depending on whether the condition tests true or false, expression 1 or expression 2 is evaluated. Its syntax is:
boolean-expression ? expression1 : expression2;
Question 8
State the difference between = and ==.
Answer:
= | == |
---|---|
It is the assignment operator used for assigning a value to a variable. | It is the equality operator used to check if a variable is equal to another variable or literal. |
E.g. int a = 10; assigns 10 to variable a. | E.g. if (a == 10) checks if variable a is equal to 10 or not. |
Question 9
If a = 5, b = 9, calculate the value of:
a += a++ - ++b + a
Answer:
a += a++ - ++b + a
⇒ a = a + (a++ - ++b + a)
⇒ a = 5 + (5 - 10 + 6)
⇒ a = 5 + 1
⇒ a = 6
a++ first uses the current value of a (which is 5) in the expression and then increments it to 6. ++b first increment the current value of b to 10 and uses this incremented value in the expression.
Question 10
Distinguish between the following:
a. Prefix and Postfix Increment
Answer:
Prefix Increment | Postfix Increment |
---|---|
It works on the principle of first increment, then use. | It works on the principle of first use, then increment. |
It (++) is written before the operand. | It (++) is written after the operand. |
Example:int a = 99; int b = ++a; After the execution of these two statements, both a and b will have the value of 100. | Example:int a = 99; int b = a++; After the execution of these two statements, a will have the value of 100 and b will have the value of 99. |
b. Prefix and Postfix Decrement
Prefix Decrement | Postfix Decrement |
---|---|
It works on the principle of first decrement, then use. | It works on the principle of first use, then decrement. |
It (--) is written before the operand. | It (--) is written after the operand. |
Example:int a = 100; int b = --a; After the execution of these two statements, both a and b will have the value of 99. | Example:int a = 100; int b = a--; After the execution of these two statements, a will have the value of 99 and b will have the value of 100. |
c. Unary and Binary Operators
Unary Operators | Binary Operators |
---|---|
It operates on a single operand | It operates on two operands |
Increment (++) and Decrement (--) operators are examples of Unary Arithmetic Operators | Multiplication (*) and Division (/) are examples of Binary Arithmetic Operators |
d. Increment and Decrement Operator
Increment Operator | Decrement Operator |
---|---|
Increment operators increment the value of their operand by 1. | Decrement operators decrement the value of their operand by 1. |
Increment operators are represented by ++ symbol. | Decrement operators are represented by -- symbol. |
e. / and % operator
/ | % |
---|---|
It is the Division operator | It is the Modulus operator |
Returns the quotient of division operation | Returns the remainder of division operation |
Example: int a = 5 / 2; Here a will get the value of 2 which is the quotient of this division operation | Example: int b = 5 % 2; Here b will get the value of 1 which is the remainder of this division operation |
Question 11
If m=5, n=2; what will be the output of m and n after execution?
i. m -= n ii. n = m + m/n
Answer:
i. m -= n
⇒ m = m - n
⇒ m = 5 - 2
⇒ m = 3
ii. n = m + m/n
⇒ n = 5 + 5/2
⇒ n = 5 + 2
⇒ n = 7
Question 12
If x = 3, y = 7, calculate the value of:
x -= x++ - ++y
Answer:
x -= x++ - ++y
⇒ x = x - (x++ - ++y)
⇒ x = 3 - (3 - 8)
⇒ x = 3 - (-5)
⇒ x = 3 + 5
⇒ x = 8
Question 13
What will be the output of the following if x=5?
i. 5 * ++x
ii. 5 * x++
Answer:
i. 5 * ++x
⇒ 5 * 6
⇒ 30
ii. 5 * x++
⇒ 5 * 5
⇒ 25
Question 14
What is type conversion? How is an implicit type conversion different from explicit type conversion?
Answer:
Type conversion is a process that converts a value of one data type to another data type.
In an implicit conversion, the result of a mixed mode expression is obtained in the higher most data type of the variables without any intervention by the user. For example:
int a = 10;
float b = 25.5f, c;
c = a + b;
In case of explicit type conversion, the data gets converted to a type as specified by the programmer. For example:
int a = 10;
double b = 25.5;
float c = (float)(a + b);
Question 15
What do you understand by type conversion?
Answer:
Type conversion is a process that converts a value of one data type to another data type.
Question 16
Explain the term 'typecasting'.
Answer:
The process of converting a value of one data type to another data type is called typecasting.
Question 17
What are precedence and associativity?
Answer:
Precedence of operators refers to the order in which the operators are applied to the operands in an expression.
Associativity of operators refers to the direction of execution of operators ("Left to Right" or "Right to Left") when operators in an expression have the same precedence.
Question 18
Evaluate the following expressions, if the values of the variables are a = 2, b = 3 and c = 3
i. a - (b++) * (--c)
ii. a * (++b) %c
Answer:
i. a - (b++) * (--c)
⇒ 2 - 3 * 2
⇒ 2 - 6
⇒ -4
ii. a * (++b) %c
⇒ 2 * 4 % 3
⇒ 8 % 3
⇒ 2
Question 19
Write the Java expressions for the following:
i. (a + b)2 + b
Answer:
Math.pow(a+b, 2) + b
ii. a2 + b2
a * a + b * b
iii. z = x3 + y3 + (xy) / 3
z = Math.pow(x, 3) + Math.pow(y, 3) + x * y / 3
iv. f = a2 + b2 / a2 - b2
f = (a * a + b * b) / (a * a - b * b)
v. z = ab + bc + ca / 3abc
z = (a * b + b * c + c * a) / (3 * a * b * c)
vi. 0 <= x <= 50
x >= 0 && x <= 50
vii. a = (0.05 - 2y3) / x - y
a = (0.05 - 2 * y * y * y) / (x - y)
viii. (a + b)n / √3 + b
Math.pow(a+b, n) / (Math.sqrt(3) + b)
ix. ax + by / ∛x + ∛y
(Math.pow(a, x) + Math.pow(b, y)) / (Math.cbrt(x) + Math.cbrt(y))
Question 20
Rewrite the following statements without using shorthand operators.
a. p /= q
b. p -= 1
c. p *= q + r
d. p -= q - r
Answer:
a. p = p / q
b. p = p - 1
c. p = p * (q + r)
d. p = p - (q - r)
Question 21
Determine the output of the following program.
public class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a = 1, b = 2;
System.out.println("Output1: " + a + b);
System.out.println("Output2: " + (a + b));
}
}
Answer:
Question 22
What is the difference between the following two statements in terms of execution? Explain the results.
x -= 5;
x =- 5;
Answer:
The first statement, x -= 5;
subtracts 5 from x and assigns the result back to x. It is equivalent to x = x - 5;
The second statement, x =- 5;
assigns the value of -5 to x.
Question 23
What is concatenation? On which data type is concatenation performed?
Answer:
Concatenation means joining two strings together. It is performed on String data type.
Question 24
Determine the output of the following program.
public class PredictOutput1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a = 4, b = 2, c = 3;
System.out.println("Output 1: " + (a = b * c));
System.out.println("Output 2: " + (a = (b * c)));
}
}
Answer:
Question 25
Determine the output of the following program.
public class PredictOutput2
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a = 6, b = 2, c = 3;
System.out.println("Output 1: " + (a == b * c));
System.out.println("Output 2: " + (a == (b * c)));
}
}
Answer:
Question 26
Determine the output of the following program.
public class PredictOutput3
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a = 2, b = 2, c = 2;
System.out.println("Output 1: " + (a + 2 < b * c));
System.out.println("Output 2: " + (a + 2 < (b * c)));
}
}
Answer:
Multiple Choice Questions
16 questionsQuestion 1
If a = 8 and b = 4, the value of a %= b is ...........
- 2
- 0 ✓
- 4
- 8
Answer:
Question 2
An operator taking only single operand for its operation is called ...........
- A unary operator ✓
- A binary operator
- A ternary operator
- None of these
Answer:
Question 3
Which one of the following is not a binary operator?
- AND
- %
- ==
- ! ✓
Answer:
Question 4
Which one of the following is not a valid operator in Java?
- <=
- !== ✓
- !=
- ==
Answer:
Question 5
The statement i = i + 1 is equivalent to ...........
- i++
- i += 1
- ++i
- All of these ✓
Answer:
Question 6
For x = 5, the statement sum = ++x + 8 evaluates to ...........
- sum = 12
- sum = 13
- sum = 14 ✓
- sum = 15
Answer:
Question 7
Assuming x = 1 with the following code snippet:
int y = --x;
Which one of the following is true?
- x=1, y=1
- x=0, y=0 ✓
- x=1, y=0
- x=0, y=1
Answer:
Question 8
The statement (1>0) && (1<0) evaluates to ...........
- 0
- 1
- false ✓
- true
Answer:
Question 9
The statement (1>0) || (1<0) evaluates to ...........
- 0
- 1
- false
- true ✓
Answer:
Question 10
The statement (1==1)? 1: 0 evaluates to ...........
- 0
- 1 ✓
- false
- true
Answer:
Question 11
The expression 17 % 4 gives the output ...........
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1 ✓
Answer:
Question 12
Consider the following code snippet:
float x = 8.25F;
int y;
y = (int) x;
What are the values of x and y?
- x= 8.25, y = 8 ✓
- x = 8.0, y = 8.0
- x = 8, y = 8.25
- x = 8, y = 8
Answer:
Question 13
The expression 13 / 3 gives the output ...........
- 4 ✓
- 3
- 0
- 1
Answer:
Question 14
The statement System.out.println("six " + 3 + 3); gives the output ...........
- six 33 ✓
- six 6
- 33 six
- 6 six
Answer:
Question 15
The expression 4 + 8 % 2 gives the output ...........
- 6
- 8
- 4 ✓
- None of these
Answer:
Question 16
Implicit type conversion is also known as ...........
- Automatic type conversion
- Type promotion
- Widening conversion
- All of these ✓
Answer:
State whether the given statements are True or False
14 questionsQuestion 1
There is only one ternary operator in Java.
True
Answer:
Question 2
Arithmetic operators + and - also have a unary form.
True
Answer:
Question 3
Operators = and == perform the same operation in Java.
False
Answer:
Question 4
The expression 14 % 2 evaluates to 0.
True
Answer:
Question 5
The expression 7 / 13 evaluates to 0.
True
Answer:
Question 6
The output of System.out.println(!true); is false.
True
Answer:
Question 7
The expressions 6 + 7 and "6" + "7" evaluate to the same value.
False
Answer:
Question 8
The expression m = m + 2 is same as m =+ 2.
False
Answer:
Question 9
The new operator allocates memory during runtime.
True
Answer:
Question 10
The statements n = 25 and n == 25 are same.
False
Answer:
Question 11
The expression p =- 9 is same as p = p-9.
False
Answer:
Question 12
The assignment operator (=) is a binary operator.
True
Answer:
Question 13
The output of System.out.println(1==1); is true.
True
Answer:
Question 14
Explicit type conversion is also known as coercion.
False