I'm with
you!
One has to marvel at the lack of proofreading behind:
What is the simplest type of data that Perl can work with?
1. element
2. scalar
3. vector
4. component
and then (in the answer section):
The simplest type of data that Perl can work with is called a scalar.
+Answer: C.
There wasn't any answer "C" ...?! Oh, we're supposed to do a mental translation from numbers to letters!
There's also a typo, in question #9:
Which of the following commands should be used to open a filehandle na
+med
KAREN to an existing file named sw?
1. open KAREN ">sw";
2. open KAREN, ">sw";
3. open "sw" KAREN;
4. open ">sw", KAREN;
I didn't like any of them ... the only one that works (#2) overwrites the file "sw", whereas the question implies that the file is being opened for read access.
As does the answer (which doesn't match):
The command open KAREN, "sw"; should be used to open a filehandle name
+d KAREN
to an existing file named sw. Answer: B.
I've only read the first 16 of them, but it's not a test I'd be likely to use in an interview session.
Oh, and one final nit: I always think of arrays as going horizontally from left to right, but if they are vertical, then wouldn't:
Which operator can be used to take the bottom item from an array?
1. pop
2. push
3. pull
4. plant
Have it upside-down? If anything, push and pop should work with the top of the array, I'd think...
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