Theory of Computation MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) - SchoolingAxis

Theory of Computation MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

 1. Which of the following cannot be used to decide whether and how a given regexp matches a string:

a. NFA to DFA

b. Lazy DFA algorithm

c. Backtracking

d. None of the mentioned


Ans- d. None of the mentioned


2. Which of the following are not quantifiers?

a. Kleene plus +

b. Kleene star *

c. Question mark ?

d. None of the mentioned


Ans- d. None of the mentioned


3. The following is/are an approach to process a regexp:

a. Contruction of NFA and subsequently, a DFA.

b. Thompson's Contruction Algorithm

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. None of the mentioned


Ans- c. Both (a) and (b)


4. Which of the following languages have built in regexps support?

a. Perl

b. Java

c. Python

d. C++


Ans- a. Perl


5. Which of the following do Regexps do not find their use in?

a. search engines

b. word processors

c. sed

d. None of the mentioned


Ans- d. None of the mentioned


6. What kind of expressions do we used for pattern matching?

a. Regular Expression

b. Rational Expression

c. Regular & Rational Expression

d. None of the mentioned


Ans- c. Regular & Rational Expression


7. Regular expressions are closed under

a. Union

b. Intersection

c. Kleene star

d. All of the mentioned


Ans- d. All of the mentioned


8. Which of the following is true?

a. Every subset of a regular set is regular

b. Every finite subset of non-regular set is regular

c. The union of two non regular set is not regular

d. Infinite union of finite set is regular


Ans- b. Every finite subset of non-regular set is regular



9. Regular expression are:

a. Type 0 language

b. Type 1 language

c. Type 2 language

d. Type 3 language


Ans- a. Type 0 language


10. Which of the following is not a regular expression?

a. [(a+b)-(aa+bb)]

b. [(0+1)-(0b+a1)(a+b)]

c. (01+11+10)*

d. (1+2+0)(1+2)


Ans- b. [(0+1)-(0b+a1)(a+b)]

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