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






2. 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.






3. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. They can both receive and return values.






19. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to






29. Break system into manageable units or modules.






30. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






32. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






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






47. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






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






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






50. 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.