Chapter 10, Problem 1MC

The _______ programming practice is centered on creating functions that are separate from the data that they work on.

a. modular

b. procedural

c. functional

d. object-oriented

Program Description Answer

Procedural Programming:

• Procedural programming language relies on creating functions or procedures.
• It is derived from structural programming, which is also known as imperative programming.

Hence, the correct answer is option “B”.

Explanation of Solution

Procedural Programming:

• The procedural programming usually depends upon procedures or routines or subroutines.
• This programming is centered on procedures or the actions that take place in the program.
• Procedures separate from data while operating on data items, which leads to trouble, and the code becomes more complex.

Example:

Examples for procedural language are as follows:

• C
• Pascal
• FORTRAN
• BASIC

Explanation for incorrect options:

Modular programming is a designing of software that decomposes an entire program into separate sub-programs.

Hence, option “A” is wrong.

Functional programming is designed to evaluate mathematical function that uses expressions instead of statements.

Hence, option “C” is wrong.

Object-oriented programming relies on creating objects that contain data attributes and methods. It combines the data and program into a single object.

Hence, option “D” is wrong.