ECE 206 HW 07A: Manual Tracing Of C++ Program Output

ECE 206 HW 07A Manual Tracing of C Program to Output

ECE 206 HW 07A: Manual Tracing of C++ Program to Output

The prompt asks us to manually trace the C++ program execution when the user inputs the integer 998, recording the outputs displayed on the monitor at each step. The goal is to track the variables and the printed output of the program line by line, starting from the initial input, and follow through the loop iterations until the program finishes.

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Given the program and the input 998, we will simulate the program step by step, tracking the variables i, j, num, and the actual output that is printed, which appears on the monitor screen. This process involves understanding the flow of the program, especially the loop for i from num to num + 5 and how the variables and output are affected during each iteration.

Initial Step:

The program first prints the prompt message: "Enter an integer number:". Since we're simulating the trace, the user inputs 998. The variable num is assigned this value.

Setting the Loop:

The for loop then begins with i = num = 998. The loop will execute while i <= num + 4, i.e., from 998 to 1002 inclusive, since the loop condition is i .

Iteration 1: i = 998

  • Assignment: j = i = 998
  • Output calculation: j / 1000 = 998 / 1000 = 0 (integer division)
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: j = j % 1000 = 998 % 1000 = 998
  • Next output: j / 100 = 998 / 100 = 9
  • Print: "9" followed by a space
  • Update j: j = j % 100 = 998 % 100 = 98
  • Next output: j / 10 = 98 / 10 = 9
  • Print: "9" followed by a space
  • Update j: j = j % 10 = 98 % 10 = 8
  • Final output of this iteration: print j = 8, followed by a newline

Monitor display after iteration 1: 0 9 9 8

Iteration 2: i = 999

  • Assignment: j = 999
  • Output calculation: 999 / 1000 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 999 % 1000 = 999
  • Next output: 999 / 100 = 9
  • Print: "9" followed by a space
  • Update j: 999 % 100 = 99
  • Next output: 99 / 10 = 9
  • Print: "9" followed by a space
  • Update j: 99 % 10 = 9
  • Final output: 9 and newline

Monitor display after iteration 2: 0 9 9 9

Iteration 3: i = 1000

  • Assignment: j = 1000
  • Output calculation: 1000 / 1000 = 1
  • Print: "1" followed by a space
  • Update j: 1000 % 1000 = 0
  • Next output: 0 / 100 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 0 % 100 = 0
  • Next output: 0 / 10 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 0 % 10 = 0
  • Final output: 0 and newline

Monitor display after iteration 3: 1 0 0 0

Iteration 4: i = 1001

  • Assignment: j = 1001
  • Output calculation: 1001 / 1000 = 1
  • Print: "1" followed by a space
  • Update j: 1001 % 1000 = 1
  • Next output: 1 / 100 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 1 % 100 = 1
  • Next output: 1 / 10 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 1 % 10 = 1
  • Final output: 1 and newline

Monitor display after iteration 4: 1 0 0 1

Iteration 5: i = 1002

  • Assignment: j = 1002
  • Output calculation: 1002 / 1000 = 1
  • Print: "1" followed by a space
  • Update j: 1002 % 1000 = 2
  • Next output: 2 / 100 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 2 % 100 = 2
  • Next output: 2 / 10 = 0
  • Print: "0" followed by a space
  • Update j: 2 % 10 = 2
  • Final output: 2 and newline

Monitor display after iteration 5: 1 0 0 2

Loop summary:

After completing 5 iterations starting from i=998 to i=1002, the outputs displayed on the monitor sequentially are:

  • 0 9 9 8
  • 0 9 9 9
  • 1 0 0 0
  • 1 0 0 1
  • 1 0 0 2

This detailed trace demonstrates the program's behavior with the specific input 998. It prepares a clear understanding of how the variables evolve across iterations and what output strings are generated at each step.

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