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Pascal Programming
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The three categories for a program structure are: ____ - Branching/Selection - Looping/Iteration
compound
Sequence
Formal
definition
2. Typically a variable that determines whether or not the loop executes or not.
if
compound
Modular
control
3. It encapsulates a sequence of statements as a single statement. Has a begin and end statement.
compound statement
declaration
top down
parameters
4. 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.
Scope Rule 3
Character
independent
testing
5. Parameters act like _____ variables within a module
if-then-else
numeric
integration testing
local
6. All modules must be _____ and they can call other modules.
Scope Rule 1
Called
Scope Rule 3
single
7. When true the if executes the body which is a _________ statement.
if-then-else
single
parameters
Scope Rule 3
8. The five types of operands allowed in Pascal are: Integer - Real - Boolean - _____ - Constant
Character
Scope Rule 1
if
Procedures
9. The stucture of a procedure: Heading - ______ - Statement
Declaration
compound
Selection
candidate
10. Test each module in isolation and test the modules all together and make sure every line of code is tested.
testing
Called
fundamental scope principle
candidate
11. A parameter value that is used in a function call or in a message sent to an object.
Requirements Gathering/Analysis
procedural abstraction
stack frame
Actual parameters
12. A _________ statement is what follows the 'then' in an (if-then statement) and is enclosed within the begin-end pair.
Selection
compound
declaration
While-Do
13. Breaking things into modules.
Scope Rule 3
procedural abstraction
if-then-else
Repeat-Until
14. ________ design is the key to the ability to create large systems.
integration testing
Modular
control
pass by value
15. 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.
Scope Rule 2
AND
software design
if-then-else
16. Variable When a variable is declared under a procedure it is a _____ variable?
deployment/maintenance
OR
Repeat-Until
Local
17. Loops that never end because the stopping/exit condition is never met.
infinite loops
Selection
if-then-else
Scope Rule 1
18. A ______ operand cannot be applied to an AND boolean operator
numeric
NOT
Selection
local
19. A method of passing a variable to a program by making a copy of the variable and giving it to the called program.
compound
if
pass by value
If-Then
20. Local variables have _______ kind of scope
limited
numeric
Else
boolean
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.
declaration
fundamental scope principle
if
deployment/maintenance
22. An item declared within a procedure or function is not accessible outside that procedure or function.
nested
value parameters
compilation
Scope Rule 1
23. The testing of the complete program to determine the overall system functions.
Requirements Gathering/Analysis
nested
XOR
system testing
24. The creation (write) of the code.
Scope Rule 3
If-Then
XOR
implementation
25. An ____ statement evaluates a Boolean expression. The code will only be executed when the expression evaluates to true.
statement
if
Scope Rule 1
Else
26. Modulars are ________ from one another
single
independent
bottom up
parameters
27. 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.
stack frame
candidate
deployment/maintenance
If-Then
28. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______
implementation
XOR
top down
compound
29. ______ design starts by identifying tasks at the bottom level and then combine them to solve the main problem.
variable parameters
OR
bottom up
stack frame
30. 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.
While-Do
Modular
stack frame
compound
31. True and False are the two _____ constants
binary half adder
boolean
control
compound
32. The two types of parameters are: ______ and Actual.
Formal
Selection
if
Sequence
33. 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.
Formal parameters
call
sequential structure
integration testing
34. Deploy the software and fix bugs and modify to satisfy changing requirements.
Selection
Requirements Gathering/Analysis
boolean
deployment/maintenance
35. A parameter that is specified as part of a function definition.
top down
Formal parameters
AND
parameters
36. In a multiple ____ statement (Non-Exclusive Condition) any or all or none of the conditions may be true - they are independent.
If
Scope Rule 2
nested
OR
37. A body of ______ consists of multiple statements. The statements do have a semicolon - including the end (from the begin and end).
Procedures
not
independent
If-Then
38. Break system into manageable units or modules.
software design
Else
Character
definition
39. <> is the symbol for ___ equal to
local
Selection
not
numeric
40. The three logical flows that govern a structured program are: Sequence - ______ - and Repetition.
bottom up
top down
Selection
trace tables
41. This is where the module is invoked or called.
compilation
statement
definition
call
42. ______ Decision Making checks if a particular condition is true.
infinite loops
selection structure
Scope Rule 1
If-Then
43. 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).
if-else
Called
Formal parameters
parameters
44. Used to trace the execution of an algorithm.
call
Scope Rule 2
trace tables
relational operators
45. Refers to the execution of a sequence of statements in the order in which they appear so that each statement is executed exactly once.
candidate
sequential structure
bottom up
nested
46. _______ boolean expressions are formed by combining boolean expressions using the boolean operators (NOT - AND- OR).
software design
If-Then
if-else
compound
47. Modules can be called anywhere in the program - but must be done after their ______.
if
Scope Rule 2
bottom up
definition
48. _______ design starts with high level idea of a solution and successively refine it. It favors hierarchial organization.
top down
sequential structure
implementation
relational operators
49. A ________ statement is what follows the 'then' in an (if-then statement) and precedes the first semi-colon.
nested
statement
simple
value parameters
50. Where the statements for the module are coded.
Procedures
software design
definition
compound