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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 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.






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






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






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






5. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Loops that never end because the stopping/exit condition is never met.






14. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. Breaking things into modules.






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. An entity declared in a subprogram can be accessed by any subprogram defined within it - provided that no entity with the same name is declared in the internal subprogram.






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






34. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






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






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






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






39. They can both receive and return values.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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