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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. They can store values passed on to them but cannot return any values.






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






3. Where the statements for the module are coded.






4. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






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






7. Breaking things into modules.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






16. Break system into manageable units or modules.






17. 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.






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






19. Modulars are ________ from one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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).






30. The two types of parameters that can be implemented with PASCAL are: _______ and Functions.






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






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






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






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






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






36. They can both receive and return values.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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