Linux Bash Arithmetic Expressions Interview Preparation Guide

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50 Linux Bash Arithmetic Expressions Questions and Answers:

1 :: Which built-in command performs integer arithmetic in bash shell?
a) let
b) get
c) set
d) none of the mentioned

a) let
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2 :: Which expression use the value of the enclosed arithmetic expression?
a) $(())
b) $()
c) ${}
d) $[]

a) $(())

3 :: If a and b are 2 variables then the meaning of a<<=b is:
a) b = a << b
b) a = a << b
c) b = b << a
d) a = a << b

b) a = a << b

4 :: Which one of the following is bit-wise 'exclusive or' operator?
a) ^=
b) |=
c) !=
d) none of the mentioned

a) ^=

5 :: Which one of the following is not a valid operator in bash shell?
a) ||
b) ~
c) =<<
d) -=

c) =<<
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6 :: What is the output of this program?
If:
1) #!/bin/bash
2) a=2
3) b=4
4) let c=a**b
5) echo $c
6) exit 0

Options:
a) 8
b) 16
c) 32
d) none of the mentioned

b) 16

Explanation:
'**' is the exponentation operator in bash shell.
Output:
root@ubuntu:/home/google#./test.sh
16
root@ubuntu:/home/google#

7 :: What is the output of this program?
#!/bin/bash
a=10; b=20
c=$((++a))
let a=c+a
echo $a
exit 0
a) 21
b) 22
c) program will generate an error message
d) none of the above

b) 22

8 :: What is the output of this program?
#!/bin/bash
a=10
b=$(( $a<0?10:$a<100 ))
echo $b
exit 0
a) 10
b) 20
c) 1
d) 0

c) 1
Firstly the '$a<0' condition has been checked. Because it is false hence the right hand side condition of the colon (:) has been checked and this is true so program output is 1.

9 :: What is the output of this program?
#!/bin/bash
a=10
b=$(( $a<0&&$a<100 ))
echo $b
exit 0
a) 10
b) 0
c) 1

b) 0
The condition '$a<0' is false so logical and operator provides the output 0.

10 :: What is the output of this program?
#!/bin/bash
a=1; b=2; c=3
d=$(( ++a**b*c++ + a ))
echo $d
exit 0

a) 14
b) 12
c) program will generate an error message
d) none of the mentioned

a) 14
The operators in decreasing order of precedence are ++, **, *, +.
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