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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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).






12. Break system into manageable units or modules.






13. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






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






16. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






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






20. Breaking things into modules.






21. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






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






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






25. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






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






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






28. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






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






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






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






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






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






34. They can both receive and return values.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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