Procedural Programming (OCR A-Level Computer Science): Flashcards

Programming paradigm based on structured, sequential steps (procedures/functions)

Named storage locations holding values that can change during execution

Named storage locations holding values that remain unchanged throughout the program

Code executed line-by-line in the order written

Choosing different paths based on conditions (if-else statements)

Repeating code blocks until a condition is met (loops)

Functions return a value; procedures don't return a value

Manipulation of text-based data (combining, slicing, searching)

Reading from and writing to files for persistent data storage

and, or, not

+, -, *, /, // (int div), % (mod), ** (exp)

To modify a global variable within a function