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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a multiple ____ statement (Non-Exclusive Condition) any or all or none of the conditions may be true - they are independent.






2. An ______ statement evaluates a Boolean expression. A different code will be executed if the expression evaluates to true (the body of the if) than if the expression evaluates to false (the body of the else).






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






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






5. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






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






7. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






9. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






10. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






18. Breaking things into modules.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






48. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






50. For an ____ Boolean Expression to be true the Boolean expressions must evaluate to true before the entire expression is true. If any expression is false then whole expression evaluates to false.