MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DATA STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Array is ____ data type.
A
user defined
B
primary
C
derived
D
all of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arrays. An array is one of the most frequently used data types (derived) in the C language. We can form arrays by collecting various primitive data types such as int, float, char, etc. Thus, when we create a collection of these data types and store them in the contiguous memory location, they are known as arrays.

Detailed explanation-2: -An array type is a user-defined data type consisting of an ordered set of elements of a single data type. An ordinary array type has a defined upper bound on the number of elements and uses the ordinal position as the array index.

Detailed explanation-3: -Structures, Unions, Arrays, and Pointers are the derived data types. It uses Character in the form of char, Unsigned char, Signed char, etc., for the characters present in the Fundamental Data Type.

Detailed explanation-4: -Derived data types are those that are defined in terms of other data types, called base types. Derived types may have attributes, and may have element or mixed content. Instances of derived types can contain any well-formed XML that is valid according to their data type definition. They may be built-in or user-derived.

Detailed explanation-5: -As you’ve learned, derived data is created by transforming existing data points to create new insights. For example, combining population data with geographic data to create population density data is considered derived data.

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