AQA 8525 GCSE CS 3.2.10 Subroutines & 3.2.11 Robust & Secure

A subroutine is a block of code that can be executed by _______ it from the program?

When a subroutine has finished executing its code...

• the program will continue with the next line of programming code after the line that goes to the subroutine

• the program will end even if there are more lines of code after the subroutine was used

• the program will return to the start regardless of wherever it reached when the subroutine was referenced

• the program will run any remaining subroutines, ignoring any other code remaining in the program

procedures and functions are both types of...

• subroutines

• selection

• iteration

• sequence

Compared to functions, Procedures do not return a...

• value

• variable

• virus

• valuation

Functions always return a...

• value

• vector

• version

• valuation

Here is a procedure, what does it do?

• Displays a company's name and address on the screen

• Saves a company's name and address in a file

• Returns a company's name and address as a value to the program

• Slices a company's name and address

In this simple function, what will be returned if the user enters a=24, b=8

• 16

• 3

• 32

• 192

On which line of this simple function, is there an error?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 5

Subroutines defined by the user are called...

• custom-made subroutines

• tailored subroutines

• manmade subroutines

• user-selected subroutines

A subroutine is like a _________ - what happens inside is not seen by the rest of the program.