CONSULTANCY SERVICES UNIT

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, LAFIA

2
nd
SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION
COURSE CODE: COM 221 COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING USING OOFOTRAN
PROGRAMME:DIPLOMA 2 COMPUTER SCIENCE
INSTRUCTION: Attempt any 4 questions below Duration: 2 hours
EXAMINER: MR. AFEEZ ADESHINA
Instruction: Answer any FOUR (4) questions
1. (a) Fortran is a general purpose language, what is the full meaning of the acronym FORTRAN

(b) Show the standard structure of a FORTRAN program
2.(a) For each variable name, indicate whether the variable is valid or invalid
i. Amt Due
ii. Amt_due
iii. 2go
(b) Indicate the implicit data type based on the variable names
i. google
ii. consult
iii. real
3. Illustrate the operator by listing the results of each operation. Indicate the results of each operation as 1
st
, 2
nd
, 3
rd

etc.

a.
b.
c.

4. The equation to convert degrees F to degree C is

( ) , write a program to request temperature in

degrees F and return the temperature in degrees C.

5. Explain the following terms as it relates to FORTRAN
i. Variable
ii. Constants
iii. Implicit None

6a. Briefly explain Intrinsic functions

b. List 3 examples of intrinsic functions and its format of usage