A software developer is creating a program for a dog grooming company that has branches in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling - Scottish Highers Computing Science - Question 9 - 2023

The corrected Line 3 of the code should explicitly check against both conditions without causing a logic error:

IF (branch[i] = "Stirling" OR branch[i] = "Dundee") AND visits[i] > 4 THEN

Formal parameter: petNo Actual parameter: dogID

In Line 24, the procedure customerSearch is called with the arrays dogID, branch, and noOfVisits passed as actual parameters. This line initiates the search procedure that processes the input arrays to display dog IDs for those dogs that qualify for the discount based on their branch and visit count.

One local variable in the code is i.

The scope of the local variable i is limited to the customerSearch procedure. It is only accessible within this procedure and exists only during its execution.

Using local variables increases the maintainability of program code because it reduces the risk of unintended side effects by ensuring that variables are only accessible within their respective procedures or functions. This encapsulation helps clarify the code by limiting the interaction between different parts of the program, making it easier to debug and modify.

Here is an example code snippet in Python to achieve this:

branch = input("Enter the branch name: ")
count = 0

for i in range(len(branch)):
    if branch[i] == branch and noOfVisits[i] > 5:
        count += 1

print(f'Dogs with more than five visits to {branch}: {count}')