Module 13 Study Guide

Learning Objectives

• Understand general characteristics of subprograms and the terminology used to describe subprograms
• Explain the difference between formal and actual parameters
• Understand and be able to use the various mechanisms for binding actual and formal parameters when a subprogram is called
• Understand how local variables are declared in subprograms in various languages
• Explain semantic models of parameters passing
• Explain and be able to execute programs using various parameter passing mechanisms, including pass-by-value, pass-by-result, pass-by-value-result, and pass-by-reference
• Understand how various parameter passing mechanisms are implemented
• Understand the interaction between parameter passing mechanisms and parameters with value and reference types, and be able to execute programs exhibiting this interaction
• List the parameter passing mechanisms used in various popular languages
• Explain the importance of type checking parameters
• Explain why passing multi-dimensional arrays presents problems and how these problems are solved in various languages

Resources

• CPL 9.1-9.5
• Video lectures: Bowers (playlist), Lam (playlist)
• Slides: Lam

Lab

Please complete the lab for this week: parameters

Deliverables

The test for this module will take place online on Gradescope on Friday. You will have an opportunity to re-take a different version of the same test next week. If you choose to do the re-take, your grade for this module will be the higher of the two scores.