Data Types, Variables and Parameters

Question 1

What is a ‘Char’ value?

Answer 1

A single character

Question 2

How would I store a floating point number?

Answer 2

With a Real data type

Question 3

What data type would I used for a list of phone numbers?

Answer 3

An Array of Integers

Question 4

What’s a record?

Answer 4

A structure that holds different variables of different data types

Question 5

What is a variable’s scope?

Answer 5

The subprograms that a variable can influence

Question 6

What are the two types of Variable?

Answer 6

Global and local.

Question 7

Define a parameter

Answer 7

The options passed to a program or function

E.g MsgBox(title, “text”)

Question 8

What do we call the combination of two strings?

Answer 8

Concatination

Question 9

What do we have to think about when Concatinating different strings?

Answer 9

Whether the result will be readable

Question 10

Give another name for a subprogram

Answer 10

Functions and procedures (or modules)

Question 11

Give a benefit of a module

Answer 11

Can be used multiple times in a program.

Can be referenced by other programs.

Easier to split across teams.