Brainpop Functions

Which of the following is most similar to a function?

• Table of contents

• Instruction manual

2

What do variables and functions have in common?

• They are a string of commands

• They store instructions

• They are coding shortcuts

If you were programming Moby to sing, which part of the song could be replaced by a function?

• Chorus

• Verse

When you declare a function you:

• Repeat it

• Run it

• Define it

A statement in a function can be most closely compared to

• A step in a recipe

• A line in a poem

Programmers declare a function:

• The first time a function is called

• Every time the function is called

• At the beginning of the code

In JavaScript, which of these characters separates statements in a function?

• =

• {

• [

• ;

What would you type to call this function?

• wave (){

• wave ();

What is a benefit of DRYing up code?

• It makes it less likely to break

• It saves programmers time

Once a function is written, it can be used over and over and over again.

• True

• False