Programming Paradigm basics

Question 1

What is a paradigm

Answer 1

• It can be defined as a typical example of something.
• A pattern or model.
• A distinct set of concepts or thought patterns

Question 2

What is a programming paradigm?

Answer 2

A style of programming.
A set of principles, ideas, design concepts and norms that defines the manner in which program code is written.

A programming paradigm is enforced by the programming language compiler during the compiling stage.

Question 3

What are the 2 most common programming paradigms

Answer 3

Imperative and Declarative

Question 4

Imperative programming paradigm

Answer 4

It is a paradigm describing how the program should do something by explicitly specifying each instruction, which change the programs stage.

Question 5

Declarative programming paradigm

Answer 5

It is a paradigm describing what the program does, without explicitly specifying its control flow

Question 6

Imperative Subsets

Answer 6

Structural programming
Procedural programming
Object-oriented programming

Question 7

Declarative subsets

Answer 7

Functional programming
Logic Programming

Question 8

Other programming paradigms

Answer 8

Scripting
Event - driven
Database Querying