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Structured programming and subroutines (procedures and functions)

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Question 8

A mathematician is writing a computer program to simulate the trajectories of multiple projectiles by solving differential equations numerically. They choose to implement the numerical solver as a subroutine (such as a function or procedure) rather than writing a single continuous block of code.

Explain one advantage of using a subroutine in this programming scenario.

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Structured programming and subroutines (procedures and functions) Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Structured programming and subroutines (procedures and functions)

131 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Structured programming and subroutines (procedures and functions). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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