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






2. 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.






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






4. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






6. Breaking things into modules.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Break system into manageable units or modules.






21. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to