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Pascal Programming

Subject : it-skills
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1. A method of passing a variable to a program by making a copy of the variable and giving it to the called program.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Boolean expressions can be simple or _______






8. 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.






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






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






11. They can both receive and return values.






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






16. True and False are the two _____ constants






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Break system into manageable units or modules.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. Breaking things into modules.






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.






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






35. The creation (write) of the code.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Local variables have _______ kind of scope






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






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






46. Where the statements for the module are coded.






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






48. 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.






49. Modulars are ________ from one another






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