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Which description most accurately distinguishes a particular computation from its procedural abstraction?.
- A.The particular computation uses actual values, whereas the procedure expresses the general method
- B.The particular computation is always reusable, whereas the procedure is used once
- C.The particular computation is a physical device, whereas the procedure is a data value
- D.The particular computation has no method, whereas the procedure has no result
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What a good answer should say
- The particular computation uses actual values, whereas the procedure expresses the general method
Explanation
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Procedural abstraction removes dependence on the values in one particular computation and captures the underlying computational method.
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