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What is the foundational concept of data abstraction in programming languages?
What is the foundational concept of data abstraction in programming languages?
- Procedure value
- Higher-order programming (correct)
- Record data structures
- Contextual environment
What is the purpose of record data structures in programming?
What is the purpose of record data structures in programming?
- Provide contextual environment
- Enable higher-order programming
- Define procedure values
- Allow symbolic indexing (correct)
What does the contextual environment of a function contain?
What does the contextual environment of a function contain?
- All identifiers used in the entire program
- All identifiers used inside the function but declared outside of it (correct)
- Only the input parameters of the function
- All variables declared inside the function
Which concept is exemplified by the need for a contextual environment in a program with static scope?
Which concept is exemplified by the need for a contextual environment in a program with static scope?
What is the key characteristic of a procedure value in programming?
What is the key characteristic of a procedure value in programming?