UNIT 4:STRUCTURES,UNIONS AND BITFIELDS

Collected,Edited & typed by: Nandini

QUESTIONS

Q1.Explain with an example how a structure can be organised in the 'C'

language.(aug/sep-07,set 1)

OR
What is the use of a structure?Give an example for a structure with initialised
values.(april/may-07,set 3;aug/sep-06,set-2;

nov/dec-05,set 3; nov/dec-04,set 2)

OR
What is a structure?How is it declared?How is it initalised?(aug/sep-06,set 3;)

OR
What is the use of struct keyword?Explain the use of dot operator.Give an example
for each.(nov/dec-05,set 1;june-05,set 3)

OR
What is a structure?Describe the governing rules for declaring a
structure.(may/june-04,set 3)

Q2.Describe the nested structure.Draw diagrams to explain nested

structure.(april/may-07,set 4)

OR
What is a structure within structure?Give an example for it.(nov/dec-04,set 4)

Q3.When are array of structures used?Declare a variable as array of structures and

initialize it.(april/may-07,set 4;nov/dec-05 set 2;

nov/dec-04,set 3)

Q4.Distinguish between an array of structures and an array within a structure.Give

an example each(aug/sep-07,set 2;may/june-06,set 2;

nov/dec-05,set 2;nov/dec-04,set 3)

Q5.Explain the advantages of structure type over the array type variable.(aug/sep-
07,set 2;april/may-07,set 1)

Q6.How to compare structure variables?Give an example.(aug/sep-07,set 3;)

Q7.(a)Explain the different ways of passing structures as arguments in functions.

(b)Write a C program to illustrate the method of sending an entire
structure as a parameter to a function.

(may/june-06,set 4;may/june-04,set 1)

Q8.How are structure elements accessed using pointers?Which operator is used?Give

an example
Q9.Differentiate between a structure and union with respective allocation of
memory by the compiler.Give an example of each.

(aug/sep-07,set 4)

OR
List out the similarities and differences between structures and unions.(may/june-
04,set 2)

Q10.Consider a structure master includes the information like

name,code,pay,experience.Write a program to delete and display
the information contained in master variables for a given code.(aug/sep-
07,set 1;aug/sep-06,set 1)

Q11.Define a structure to represent a data.Use your structures that accept two

different dates in the format mmdd of the same year
And do the following:Write a c program to display the month names of
both dates.(aug/sep-06,set 3;nov/dec-05,set 4)

Q12.A company markets hardware items.Create a structure "hwitem"that stores the

title of the item,it's price,an array of three floats
so that it can record the sale in rupees of a particular item for the last
three months,category of the item and it's original equipment
manufacturer .Write a short program that provides facility to read N
number of items information,append new items and display all
records.(aug/sep-07,set 4;aug/sep-06,set 4)

Q13.Write a C program using structure to create a library catalogue with the

following fields:Access number,author's name,book title,year
of publication,publisher's name,price (aug/sep-07,set 2; may/june-
06,set 2)

Q14.Define a structure type struct ABS that contains name,age,designation and

salary.Using this structure,write a C program to read this
information for one person from the keyboard and print the same on the
screen. (aug/sep-07,set 3;nov/dec-04,set 1)

Q15.Write a c program to print maximum marks in each subject along with the
student name by using structures.Take 3 subjects and 3 student records.

( aug/sep-07,set 1; may/june-04,set 4)

OR
Write a C program to illustrate the concept of structure within
structures.( nov/dec-04,set 4)

Q16.Write a C program to calculate student wise total for three students using
array of structures.(april/may-07,set 4;nov/dec-05 set 2;

nov/dec-04,set 3)

Q17.Write a program to use structure within union .Display the contents of a

structure elements..(june-05,set 1;
june-05,set 2;

june-05,set 4)

Q18.Define a structure that represent a complex number(contains two floating point

members,real and imaginary).
Write a c program to add,subtract and multiply two complex numbers.( aug/sep-
07,set 1; aug/sep-07,set 2)

Q19.Write a c program to add the given two complex numbers.Defin functions add and
print with pointers as arguments.
The complex number is a structure object with real and imaginary fields.
( aug/sep-07,set 1;aug/sep-06,set 1;

may/june-06,set 3;may/june-06,set 4)

Q20.The annual examination is conducted for 50 students for three subjects.Write a

program