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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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1. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






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






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






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






6. 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).






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






8. 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.






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






10. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The creation (write) of the code.






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






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






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






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






30. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






32. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






34. 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.






35. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






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






37. A _______ statement involves Decision making with two conditions (true or false). No semicolon after 'else.






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






39. They can both receive and return values.






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






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






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






43. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






44. ______ Decision Making checks if a particular condition is true.






45. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






48. 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






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






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