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PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE
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= any high level lang in which program statements can be grouped in procedures and functions.
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VARIABLE
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= a memory location representing a value needed by the program. Value may change while the program is running. A variable must have a specific data type.
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PARAMETER
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item of data supplied to a subroutine. It is given an actual value when the subroutine is called.
Pass by value = where the value to be used is given as an actual value and is designed at the end of the module. Pass by ref = pass a reference to an address where the value is stored. Once the module has completed its task any value changed in the variable will be kept. |
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Algorithm |
A sequence of steps designed to perform a particular task. An algorithm may be constructed to describe the operation of a complete system or to describe a particular part of it. |
