2920/103 Structured Programming Question Paper

2920/103 Structured Programming

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Exam Year:2014

Name: ________________________________________________ Admission No.:______________
Class_________________
2920/103
Structured programming
Theory
MARCH 2014
Time: 2Hours

Technology Development Centre
End term examination (TERM I)
Diploma in Information Communication Technology
Module I
Structured programming
Theory
2Hours

INSTRUCTIONS
Write your Name,Admission Number and class in the spaces provided above.
Answer all FIVE questions

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Question 1 2 3 4 5 Total Marks
Marks

This paper consist of THREE (5) printed pages.
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1. Define the following terms. (10mks)
a) Pseudocode.
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b) Algorithm.
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c) Programming paradigms.
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d) Structured programming.
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e) Reserved words.
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2.
a) List THREE examples of high level languages. (3mks)
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b) State FOUR advantages of structured programming. (4mks)
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3. Differentiate the following terms: (4mks)
a) Modular and Monolithic programming.
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b) Simple type data and structured type data.
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c) Integer and Real.
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4.
a) State and explain the stages of program development lifecycle(pdlc). (6mks)
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b) Name and explain THREE programming errors. (6mks)
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c) What can a flow chart be used for. Name and explain FOUR uses of flowcharts.
(4mks)
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d) Draw and explain FOUR symbols used in a flowchart. (4mks)
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e) Write a pseudo code and draw a flowchart that will guide us to calculate the area and perimeter of a rectangle. Write a Pascal program based on the pseudo code and flowchart. (10mks)
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f) Explain the difference between read and readln as well as write and writeln as used in Pascal. (2mks)
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5.
a) Explain the term qualifiers giving three examples (3mks)
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b) Differenciate between ++ and -- operator as postfix and prefix (2mks)
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c) With an aid of a c program explain how conditional operators work (3mks)
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d) Write a C program to check whether a number entered by user is even or odd (4mks)
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e) Write a c program that asks the user to enter an integer and this program will generate the multiplication table up to 5. (5mks)
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