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Programming concepts: procedures and functions, including parameter passing and return values
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is a subprogram?

  1. A named block of code that carries out a task and can be called from elsewhere in the program
  2. A program that runs automatically when the computer starts
  3. A variable that stores several values at once
  4. A comment describing what a program does
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✓ Answer: A — A named block of code that carries out a task and can be called from elsewhere in the program
Award 1 mark. Procedures and functions are the two kinds of subprogram.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which keyword is used in Cambridge IGCSE pseudocode to run a procedure?

  1. RUN
  2. CALL
  3. GOTO
  4. RETURN
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✓ Answer: B — CALL
Award 1 mark. The procedure name follows it, with any arguments in brackets.
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