Unit 7: Parameters, Return, & Libraries (APCSP '23-'24)

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Cutting a big program up into smaller subprograms (functions, procedures, etc)

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modularity

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In computer programming, this allows you to use a function knowing WHAT it does but not necessarily HOW it does it.

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procedural abstraction

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Directions for how a collection of functions behave and can be used

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API

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A group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs

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library

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the orange x is a parameter

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What is the role of "7" in the context provided? Options: the "7" is a parameter, the "7" is an argument

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the "7" is an argument

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What is the variable "y" on line 2? Options: the variable "y" on line 2 is a parameter, the variable "y" on line 2 is an argument

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the variable "y" on line 2 is an argument

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the variable "year" in function getYear(year)

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is a parameter

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a variable used as a place holder for a value passed to a function

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parameter

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a value passed to a function

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argument