Question

Given the following code segment, what is output after "result = "? int x = 1, y = 1, z = 1; y = y + z; x = x + y; cout << "result = " << (x < y ? y : x) << endl;

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 1

Answer 1

The answer is "Option b".

Explanation:

• In the C++ language program code, there are four integer type variable is defined that is "x, y,z, and result" in which variable x,y,z holds a value that is "1" and the variable result does not hold any value.
• In the next line, variable y holds added value of variable y and z, which is equal to 2. and variable x holds added value of variable x and y, which is equal to 3.
• In the next line, a Ternary Operator is defined, it is similar to an if-else statement. This operator checks if x variable value is less then y. If this condition is true, it will print y variable value Otherwise, it will print x variable value. That's why the out to this question is "option b".