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What is a key characteristic of procedures?
What is a key characteristic of procedures?
What is another name for procedures?
What is another name for procedures?
What does a procedure call allow in programming?
What does a procedure call allow in programming?
What is a benefit of nesting procedures to an arbitrary depth?
What is a benefit of nesting procedures to an arbitrary depth?
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What instruction matches all procedure calls in a program?
What instruction matches all procedure calls in a program?
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Study Notes
Characteristics of Procedures
- A key characteristic of procedures is that they can be reused, making the code more efficient and easier to maintain.
Alternative Names for Procedures
- Another name for procedures is subroutines.
Procedure Calls
- A procedure call allows the program to jump to the starting point of the procedure, execute the code, and then return to the point from which it was called.
Nesting Procedures
- Nesting procedures to an arbitrary depth allows for greater modularity and organization of code, making it easier to understand and modify.
Matching Procedure Calls
- The
JMP(Jump) instruction matches all procedure calls in a program, allowing the program to jump to the starting point of the procedure.
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Test your knowledge of procedural calls with this quiz. Explore the concept of procedures in programming languages and understand how they are invoked and executed within a program.
