Procedures and Functions Flashcards
1
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Also known as…
A
Subroutines
2
Q
What is their purpose
A
Their purpose is to allow the repetition of a certain section of a program or calculations many times
3
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Definition of a procedure
A
A procedure is a block of code that performs a specific task without returning a value
4
Q
What are built In Functions
A
Also known As library functions they are functions provided by the system
5
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What are parameters
A
Procedures and functions would have limited use if it wasn’t for a feature called parameters, special kind of variable.
6
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What are they
A
Procedures and functions are named blocks of code that can be used and reused to perform specific tasks
