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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Loops that never end because the stopping/exit condition is never met.






2. The three statements in PASCAL that implement repetition structures:WHILE - FOR - ______.






3. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






4. A special kind of variable used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided as input to the subroutine. Values can be passed from outside the procedure.






5. The three categories for a program structure are: ____ - Branching/Selection - Looping/Iteration






6. _______ design starts with high level idea of a solution and successively refine it. It favors hierarchial organization.






7. The space on the task which holds the formal parameters local variables and the return value.






8. An ____ statement evaluates a Boolean expression. The code will only be executed when the expression evaluates to true.






9. The two types of parameters that can be implemented with PASCAL are: _______ and Functions.






10. A ________ statement is what follows the 'then' in an (if-then statement) and precedes the first semi-colon.






11. Finding a ________ module is the process of going from a problem description to writing a program that fulfills those requirements. They cannot be summarized in just a series of steps that fit all scenarios.






12. ______ design starts by identifying tasks at the bottom level and then combine them to solve the main problem.






13. In a multiple ____ statement (Non-Exclusive Condition) any or all or none of the conditions may be true - they are independent.






14. A global entity is accessible throughout the main program and in any subprogram in which no local entity has the same name as the global item.






15. Breaking things into modules.






16. Less than - equal to - not equal to etc. are examples of _________






17. When true the if executes the body which is a _________ statement.






18. The order of operations of the boolean operators from first to last is: NOT - AND - _____






19. This is where the module is invoked or called.






20. An _____ statement allows the programmer to specify the statement selected for execution when the expression is true. It also indicates an alternative statement when the expression is false.






21. Where the statements for the module are coded.






22. In Pascal Programs are executed one ______ at a time.






23. In ______ decision making when the first decision must evaluate to true before the successive (next) decisions are even considered for evaluation. One decision is made inside another. The outer decisions must evaluate to true before inner decisions a






24. It encapsulates a sequence of statements as a single statement. Has a begin and end statement.






25. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






26. A method of passing a variable to a program by making a copy of the variable and giving it to the called program.






27. A body of ______ consists of multiple statements. The statements do have a semicolon - including the end (from the begin and end).






28. _____ error happens when the type and number of parameters does not match?






29. An item declared within a procedure or function is not accessible outside that procedure or function.






30. All modules must be _____ and they can call other modules.






31. True and False are the two _____ constants






32. A parameter that is specified as part of a function definition.






33. The testing of the complete program to determine the overall system functions.






34. A nested decision making statement can also have a ____ in the inner statement.






35. Modules are defined in the ______ part of a program - under the constant.






36. Typically a variable that determines whether or not the loop executes or not.






37. Test each module in isolation and test the modules all together and make sure every line of code is tested.






38. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






39. ________ design is the key to the ability to create large systems.






40. The five activities in the lifetime of a piece of software? are _______ - Design - Implementation (Coding) - Testing - Deployment/Maintenance.






41. The three logical flows that govern a structured program are: Sequence - ______ - and Repetition.






42. Modulars are ________ from one another






43. A parameter value that is used in a function call or in a message sent to an object.






44. An entity declared in a subprogram can be accessed by any subprogram defined within it - provided that no entity with the same name is declared in the internal subprogram.






45. Refers to the execution of a sequence of statements in the order in which they appear so that each statement is executed exactly once.






46. A method of passing a variable to a program by making a copy of the variable and giving it to the called program.






47. Break system into manageable units or modules.






48. To test that the subprograms are integrated into the program correctly. That they interact with one another correctly - passing the required information to and from one another.






49. Some logical operators in Pascal are: OR - AND - ___ - NOT - NAND - NOR






50. For an ____ Boolean Expression to be true if any Boolean expression evaluates to true then the entire expression evaluates to true.