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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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1. Some logical operators in Pascal are: OR - AND - ___ - NOT - NAND - NOR






2. A ______ operand cannot be applied to an AND boolean operator






3. A logical circuit which is used to add two binary digits.






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






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






6. 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.






7. It makes possible the selection of one of a number of alternative actions - which is implemented by an IF statement.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. They can store values passed on to them but cannot return any values.






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






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






15. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






25. 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






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






27. A ______ statement is generally used when the number of times that the loop executes is not known in advance. The loop executes as long as the boolean expression is true.






28. The creation (write) of the code.






29. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






30. Modules can be called anywhere in the program - but must be done after their ______.






31. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






33. The five types of operands allowed in Pascal are: Integer - Real - Boolean - _____ - Constant






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






35. A _________ statement is what follows the 'then' in an (if-then statement) and is enclosed within the begin-end pair.






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






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






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






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






40. _______ boolean expressions are formed by combining boolean expressions using the boolean operators (NOT - AND- OR).






41. Variable When a variable is declared under a procedure it is a _____ variable?






42. The stucture of a procedure: Heading - ______ - Statement






43. The two types of parameters are: ______ and Actual.






44. Breaking things into modules.






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






46. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






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






48. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






49. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






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