Subroutines Theory

Subroutine

• A named block of code designed to carry out a specific task.

• A named block of code that returns a value.

• Data being passed into a subroutine.

• An item of data being passed to a subroutine.

Function

• A named block of code designed to carry out a specific task.

• A named block of code that returns a value.

• Data being passed into a subroutine.

• An item of data being passed to a subroutine.

Parameter

• A named block of code designed to carry out a specific task.

• A named block of code that returns a value.

• Identifies data being passed into a subroutine.

• An item of data being passed to a subroutine.

Argument

• A named block of code designed to carry out a specific task.

• A named block of code that returns a value.

• Identifies data being passed into a subroutine.

• An item of data being passed to a subroutine.

Another technical name for subroutine

• Block of code

• 2D array

• Global Variable

• Procedure

How many parameters are being passed into the function add?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

How would you run this piece of code in python?

• add():

• add{}

• add(5,6)

• add()

parentheses are used to pass data out of a subroutine

• true

• false

parentheses are used to pass data into a subroutine

• true

• false

What would be output?

• 19

• 24

• 72

• 14