Module 5

Question 1

function

Answer 1

sets result to 6.83

a named sequence of instructions:
example:
round function-

price = round (6.8275, 2)

Question 2

arguments

Answer 2

the values for which we want the function to compute a result

it is first computed before it is passed to the function.

Question 3

return value

Answer 3

the result that the function computes

Question 4

when defining a function

Answer 4

you provide a name for the function and a variable for each argument.

Question 5

parameter variable

Answer 5

a variable of a method or function that is initialized with a value when it is called.

Question 6

header

Answer 6

the first line of the function’s definition:

Question 7

body

Answer 7

the body contains the statements that are executed when the function is called.

Question 8

return statement is used for

Answer 8

giving the function’s result to the caller.

Question 9

def function

Answer 9

used to define and write the function identifier

Question 10

Parameter variables

Answer 10

specifying expressions to be arguments for a method or function when it is called AKA formal parameters

Question 11

stepwise refinement

Answer 11

solving a problem by breaking it into smaller problems and then further decomposing those smaller problems

Question 12

argument

Answer 12

a value supplied in a function or method call, or one of the values combined by an operator AKA actual parameters