Y7

6i: Identify how subroutines can be used for decomposition

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decompositionbreaking down a larger problem into smaller subproblems, each of which are easier to solve than the overall problem.
parametersdata that is sent into a subroutine to customise how it works
subroutinea custom block of code which can be reused and given a name to help simplify and decompose a larger program
subroutine callthe part of the code that tells the program to actually execute the subroutine
subroutine definitionthe part of the code that tells the program what to do when the subroutine is executed
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