Computer Programming Midterms

Is a software design technique that emphasizes separating the

functionality of a program into independent, interchangeable modules,

Breaking a complex problem into smaller parts, each of these parts of a program is referred to as a _____

Each module represents a _____ that contains series of statements that carry out a task.

- Known as library functions are provided and already defined in C++.

- These are included in the header files like, for instance, <iostream> in which data types and other input/output functions are defined.

are functions defined and created by the programmer that performs a specific task. These must be declared and defined before being used the same as variables.

contains the code for a function

is made up of three parts: the return type, the function name, and the formal parameter list.

A semicolon is NOT used at the end

contains the local declarations and the function statements.

consists of the name, return type, and types of parameters of the functions.

performs a defined task, and when its return statement is executed or when its function-ending closing brace is reached, it returns the program control back to the main program.