C# History Quiz – Answertopia

This quiz will test your knowledge of the evolution and key milestones in the history of programming languages that led to the creation of C#.

What is the primary purpose of C#?

To be an exclusive language for game development

To make programming simpler and more efficient

To make machine code obsolete

To replace Java entirely

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What was the issue with machine code in early programming?

It was not compatible with modern processors

It was laborious and error-prone for humans to use

It couldn’t handle large amounts of data

It was easy to learn but slow to execute

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Which problem does garbage collection help solve in C#?

Code compilation errors

Incorrect variable assignments

Slow execution speeds

Manual memory management and memory leaks

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Which of the following programming languages inspired the syntax of C#?

Swift

Fortran

C++

Python

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What was one key problem with compiled languages like C and C++ that Java addressed?

They were difficult to debug

They were too slow

They lacked object-oriented programming features

They had to be recompiled for each hardware platform

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Which language did Microsoft originally 'embrace and extend' before moving to develop C#?

Java

C++

Pascal

Python

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Why was assembly language a step forward from machine code?

It allowed programmers to write code in words instead of binary

It was portable across different platforms

It introduced object-oriented programming

It was faster to execute

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What is one of the key similarities between C# and Java?

Both require manual memory management

Both are not object-oriented

Both are exclusively used for web development

Both languages support intermediate byte code

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In the development of C++, what was one major goal compared to C?

To eliminate the need for compilers

To focus entirely on system-level programming

To introduce object-oriented programming principles

To create a language without any syntax rules

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10.

What programming mistake is C++ known to allow that was addressed in later languages like Java and C#?

Failing to define variables

Using keywords for function names

Memory management errors like buffer overflows and memory leaks

Infinite loop creation

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11.

What was the purpose of high-level languages like BASIC, Pascal, and COBOL?

To introduce machine-level programming

To replace assembly languages completely

To speed up code execution

To make programming easier for humans by using human-readable syntax

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12.

Which of the following programming languages was created by Microsoft?

Java

Pascal

Python

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