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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






3. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Deploy the software and fix bugs and modify to satisfy changing requirements.






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






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






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






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






15. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. True and False are the two _____ constants






24. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






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






27. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. The scope of an entity is the program or subprogram in which it is declared.






41. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. The order of operations from first to last are ___ - (* / DIV MOD AND) - (+ - OR) - (< > = <= >= <>)






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






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






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