ITPEC IP October 2021 Question 8
ITPEC IP October 2021 — Question 8 of 100
The correct swap is TMP ← A, A ← B, then B ← TMP. The first assignment preserves A's original value before A is overwritten. The second copies B's original value into A, and the third restores the saved original A value into B.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- assigning B from A after A has already been overwritten makes both variables equal to the original B
- saving B but then overwriting A from B requires the final assignment to restore TMP into B differently
Key rule: Preserve one original value in a temporary variable before overwriting either side of a swap.
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