What Is the Output of the Following Program Segment

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the output of the following program segment?
Dim c As Double
Dim temp As String = IO.File.ReadAllLines("Data1.txt")
Dim n As Integer = temp.Count - 1
Dim a(n) As Double
For i As Integer = 0 To n
a(i) = CDbl(temp(i) )
Next
temp = IO.File.ReadAllLines("Data2.txt")
Dim b(n) As Double
For i As Integer = 0 To n
b(i) = CDbl(temp(i) )
Next
For k As Integer = 0 To n
If a(k) = b(k) Then
c += 1
End If
Next
lstBox.Items.Add(c)
Assume the twenty rows of the file Data1.txt contain the following entries: 3, 2, 5, 1, 7, 8, 3, 5, 6, 2, 3, 6, 1, 6, 5, 5, 7, 2, 5, 3.
Assume the twenty rows of the file Data2.txt contain the following entries: 5, 3, 3, 4, 8, 2, 3, 5, 9, 5, 3, 7, 3, 7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 3, 4.

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 4
• D) 5
• E) 6

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Definitions:

Personalization

The process of tailoring a product, service, or content to an individual's specific needs, preferences, or interests.

Selective Thinking

A cognitive bias that involves focusing on evidence or information that supports one's beliefs while ignoring evidence that contradicts them.

Irrational Beliefs

Thoughts that are not logically consistent or not supported by evidence, often contributing to negative emotional states.

Albert Ellis

An American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy focusing on identifying and changing irrational beliefs.