Practice Procedural Languages (6.4.1) - Introduction to High-Level Programming Languages

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Question 1.
What is a procedural language?
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Think about languages like C or Pascal.
Question 2.
Name one control structure used in procedural programming.
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Consider common programming flows.
3Question 3.
Which of the following is an example of a procedural language?
- Python
- Java
- C
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Think about classic programming languages.
4Question 4.
True or False: Procedural languages do not support reuse of code.
- True
- False
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Consider how functions allow for repeated use of code.
Question 5.
Design a simple procedural program that takes user input and calculates the factorial of that number using a function. Explain your logic.
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Consider how a loop can help with repeated multiplications.
Question 6.
Consider a situation where procedural programming might not be the best choice. Explain your reasoning and suggest an alternative paradigm.
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Think about how procedural languages handle state and how that affects performance.

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