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Pascal Programming

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






17. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. The creation (write) of the code.






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






26. 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).






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. They can both receive and return values.






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






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






50. 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.