6 - Array Types

Question 1

data types whose values are a sequence of characters

Answer 1

string

Question 2

7 design issues of array types

Answer 2

subscript types
range checking
binding of subscript type and range
storage binding
initialization
row length
array slices

Question 3

in subscript type and range binding, the type of the subscript is usually bound ______while the range is bound _______

Answer 3

statically, dynamically

Question 4

arrays differ in when their size is known and where they live in memory

Answer 4

storage binding

Question 5

range bound statically
storage allocation done before run time

Answer 5

static array

Question 6

allows subprograms to share the same space when not in use

Answer 6

fixed stack-dynamic array

Question 7

range bound statically
storage allocation done on elaboration

Answer 7

fixed stack-dynamic array

Question 8

range and storage bound on elaboration

Answer 8

stack-dynamic array

Question 9

range and storage bound when program requests them on execution

Answer 9

fixed heap-dynamic array

Question 10

array can grow and shrink during program execution

Answer 10

heap-dynamic array

Question 11

an array that has an uneven amount of columns for each row

Answer 11

ragged array

Question 12

array is stored by rows

Answer 12

row major order

Question 13

array is stored by columns

Answer 13

col major order