Programming concepts

8.1

What the syllabus asks of you

Declare and use variables and constants
Understand and use basic data types
Understand and use input and output
(a) Understand and use the concept of sequence (b) Understand and use the concept of selection (c) Understand and use the concept of iteration (d) Understand and use the concepts of totalling and counting (e) Understand and use the concept of string handling (f) Understand and use arithmetic, relational and logical operators
Understand and use nested statements
(a) Understand what is meant by procedures, functions and parameters (b) Define and use procedures and functions, with or without parameters (c) Understand and use local and global variables
Understand and use library routines
Understand how to create a maintainable program

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