Year 11

Subroutines

Year 11

Subroutines

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will formalise our definition of a subroutine. We will find out why they are used in programming and we will also learn how to pass values to them.

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3 Questions

Q1.
In the image above, how many parameters does the subroutine "calculate" take?
An image in a quiz
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q2.
In the image above, which one of the statements below best describes what is happening at line 10?
Correct answer: It calls the calculate subroutine using num1 and num2 as arguments
It is adding a and b but will not output the answer until the subroutine has been called
It will prompt the user to enter two numbers
The subroutine calculate is being created/defined.
Q3.
Using the image above, on line 1, are "a" and "b" described as arguments or parameters?
Arguments
Correct answer: Parameters