C++ Institute CPA-21-02 Exam - Topic 8 Question 32 Discussion

Actual exam question for C++ Institute's CPA-21-02 exam

Question #: 32
Topic #: 8

[All CPA-21-02 Questions]

How many times will the program print "HELLO" ?

#include

using namespace std;

int main()

{

cout<<"HELLO";

main();

return 0;

}

A65536

B32769

DTill stack overflows

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: B

by Casie at Dec 09, 2024, 02:12 AM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium CPA-21-02 Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Mariko

6 months ago

32769 seems way off, it's gotta be D.

upvoted 0 times

...

Broderick

6 months ago

I thought it would just print once, but I guess not!

upvoted 0 times

...

Pamella

7 months ago

Wait, how does it even know when to stop?

upvoted 0 times

...

Derrick

7 months ago

Definitely D, no doubt about it!

upvoted 0 times

...

Mollie

7 months ago

It'll print "HELLO" until the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Shanda

7 months ago

I feel like it just prints "HELLO" once and then exits, but that doesn't seem right. I might be overthinking it.

upvoted 0 times

...

Major

7 months ago

This kind of question reminds me of a practice one where we had to calculate the depth of recursion. I think it could be a huge number like A or B, but I'm leaning towards D.

upvoted 0 times

...

Lottie

8 months ago

I remember something about recursion limits, but I'm not sure how many times it actually prints "HELLO" before that happens.

upvoted 0 times

...

Tomas

8 months ago

I think the program will keep calling main() recursively until the stack overflows, so it might be D.

upvoted 0 times

...

Brianne

8 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is D. Recursively calling main() like that will just keep going until the system runs out of memory and crashes.

upvoted 0 times

...

Tracey

8 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The program will keep printing "HELLO" until the stack overflows, so the answer is D.

upvoted 0 times

...

Chantay

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by this. Calling main() inside main() seems like it could cause an infinite loop, but I'm not sure exactly how that would play out.

upvoted 0 times

...

Erinn

8 months ago

This looks like a tricky one! I'll need to think it through carefully to avoid a silly mistake.

upvoted 0 times

...

Chandra

1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not too sure about this one. Maybe I should just ask the professor for the answer. Or maybe I can bribe the exam proctor? Just kidding, I'll go with option D.

upvoted 0 times

Rosann

11 months ago

I'm going with option D, till stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Gilma

12 months ago

I believe it will print 'HELLO' till the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Rosann

12 months ago

Yes, I agree. It will keep printing 'HELLO' until the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Veronika

12 months ago

I believe it will print 'HELLO' until the stack overflows as well.

upvoted 0 times

...

Leota

12 months ago

I think it will print 'HELLO' till the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Theron

1 year ago

I think it will print 'HELLO' until the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Mabel

1 year ago

Haha, this is a classic stack overflow question. The program will just keep printing 'HELLO' until it crashes the system. Option D all the way!

upvoted 0 times

Osvaldo

12 months ago

D) Till stack overflows

upvoted 0 times

...

Rosamond

12 months ago

Haha, this is a classic stack overflow question. The program will just keep printing 'HELLO' until it crashes the system. Option D all the way!

upvoted 0 times

...

Suzi

12 months ago

D) Till stack overflows

upvoted 0 times

...

Dortha

12 months ago

C) 1

upvoted 0 times

...

Billi

1 year ago

B) 32769

upvoted 0 times

...

Wilda

1 year ago

A) 65536

upvoted 0 times

...

Glynda

1 year ago

Definitely, option D is the correct choice.

upvoted 0 times

...

Vilma

1 year ago

You're right, it's a classic stack overflow scenario.

upvoted 0 times

...

Xuan

1 year ago

No way, it will print 'HELLO' till the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Alison

1 year ago

I think it will print 'HELLO' 32769 times.

upvoted 0 times

...

Raina

1 year ago

I am not sure, but I think it will print 'HELLO' 65536 times.

upvoted 0 times

...

Julianna

1 year ago

I believe it will print 'HELLO' till stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Zana

1 year ago

I think the answer is B. The program will keep printing 'HELLO' until it hits the maximum signed integer value, which is 32769.

upvoted 0 times

Florinda

1 year ago

I think the answer is B. The program will keep printing 'HELLO' until it hits the maximum signed integer value, which is 32769.

upvoted 0 times

...

Catina

1 year ago

D) Till stack overflows

upvoted 0 times

...

Jacinta

1 year ago

C) 1

upvoted 0 times

...

Jerilyn

1 year ago

B) 32769

upvoted 0 times

...

Bobbye

1 year ago

A) 65536

upvoted 0 times

...

Elise

1 year ago

This is an infinite recursion problem! The program will keep calling `main()` until the stack overflows. I'm going with option D.

upvoted 0 times

Joye

1 year ago

Yes, that's the correct answer.

upvoted 0 times

...

Ivan

1 year ago

So, the correct option is D) Till stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Jospeh

1 year ago

I agree, the program will keep calling main() indefinitely.

upvoted 0 times

...

Verlene

1 year ago

I think it will print 'HELLO' till the stack overflows.

upvoted 0 times

...

Erin

1 year ago

I think it will print 'HELLO' 32769 times.

upvoted 0 times

...