Arizona State University (ASU) CSE100 Principles of Programming with C++ Midterm 1 Practice Exam

In programming, operator precedence determines the order in which different operators are evaluated in an expression. While it is true that some operators have the same precedence, the evaluation direction is not universally right to left for all operators. Instead, it varies based on the specific operator in question.

For example, many arithmetic operators, such as addition and subtraction, have the same precedence level and evaluate left to right. However, some operators, like assignment and certain logical operators, do evaluate right to left. Thus, saying that when operators have the same precedence evaluation is performed right to left is incorrect because it depends on the specific operators involved.

Therefore, the correct response is that the statement is false. Understanding that operator precedence and associativity (the direction of evaluation when operators have the same precedence) differ among operators is crucial in programming, enabling correct and expected evaluations of expressions.