What is Parameters? What is Arguments? Resource Class 10 book and Internet (youtube)

1. Parameters and Arguments
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Parameters and Arguments
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A parameter is a variable in a method definition
or declaration
where as
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Arguments are the data that can be passed at
the time of calling a function.

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Two different types of parameters
are:
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Formal Parameters
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Actual Parameter

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Formal Parameters
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The parameters included in function
declarations are called formal parameters.

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Actual Parameters
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The parameter listed in a function call are called
the actual parameters.
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The data type of arguments and the formal
parameters should match according to the
order they are passed to the procedure.

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Example:
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REM program to find simple interest.
DECLARE SUB SI(X,Y,Z)----------(Formal parameters)
CLS
INPUT “Enter Total Amount”; P
INPUT “Enter the Time Period”;T
INPUT “Enter a Rate”;R
CALL SI(P,T,R)----------------------(Arguments/Actual Parameter)
END
SUB SI(X,Y,Z)
SI = (X*Y*Z)/100
PRINT”Simple Interest=”;SI
END SUB

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