Edexcel GCSE Computer Science 2020

1.1.2: understand the benefits of using subprograms

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KeywordDefinition
call sub programpart o the code which actually makes a sub program run
functiontype of sub program which always returns a value
identifiername of a subprogram that should describe what it does
indentationmoving code across from the left of the screen
parameterdata passed into a sub program
proceduretype of sub program which does not return a value
return valuedata passed out of a sub program
scopepart of a program which you can spot in python by the level of indentation
sub programpart of a program with a name that carries out a specific task within a larger program that can be re-used to make code easier to read and work more efficiently
sub program definitionpart of the code which tells python exactly what a sub program should do
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