What is the syntax and semantics of a programming language?
What will be an ideal response?
The syntax of a language describes the arrangement of words and punctuations that are
legal in the language. The syntax of a language is synonymous with the grammar of a language.
The semantics of a language describes the meaning of things written while following the syntax
rules of the language. The syntax describes how you write a program and the semantics describes
what happens when you run the program.
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When the call by reference using reference parameters technique is used for passing a variable's address to a function, which operator is used in the function header line and prototype to indicate reference variables?
A. -> B. >> C. * D. &
The built-in IIf Function evaluates a condition and displays:
A) a value only if the condition is true. B) one value when the condition is true and another value when the condition is false. C) a value only if the condition is false. D) the same value for conditions that evaluate to true or false.
Decorative formats such as outlines, shadows, text glow, and colors are called ________
A) themes B) font styles C) illustrations D) text effects