VA Robotics Year 1 Sem 2 Review

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Which file access option would be appropriate for a student to use their teacher's files?

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Read only

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Software that translates commands from the peripheral device into a form that the operating system and other programs can understand.

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Driver

Front

The scheduler swaps tasks in and out of the processor so that it appears to the user that the computer is carrying out more than one task at the same time. This is referred to as

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multitasking

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What is an advantage of a subroutine?

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Large programs can be divided up so more than one programmer can work on it.

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Programs can be made simpler by breaking up or decomposing it into subroutines.

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decomposing

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Each subroutine should have its own meaningful ____ so that other programmers can determine its purpose.

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identifier

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What does it mean that a subroutine should have a 'single point of exit'?

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It ensures clarity and consistency in control flow by returning from one location.

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A programmer will create a function that can apply to multiple situations and be tailored to each one by using ____.

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parameters

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What is the correct format to display the output of a call line of a function in pseudocode? Options: PRINT(functionName(output)), PRINT(output), PRINT(functionName), PRINT(function)

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PRINT(functionName(output))

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What is this symbol? Options: Decision, Input/Output, Start/End, Process

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Start/End