Question

read the passage and then answer the question.
when writing code, beginning computer science students sometimes fail to distinguish
between defining a function and calling a function. this distinction can be illustrated with
the \happy birthday\ song. if you wanted to write code that could output a custom
\happy birthday\ song for a given name, you could first define a function that includes
the lyrics to \happy birthday\ with
ame\ as a parameter. to make the program
produce the \happy birthday\ song for your friend henry, you would pass the argument
\henry\ to the function youve just defined. that second step of telling the program to
output the \happy birthday\ song with \henry\ in place of
ame\ is referred to as calling
the function.
what is the meaning of parameter as used in the passage?
a variable that is meant to be replaced by a specific
value
a part of a function definition that remains
unchanged
a value that is the output of a particular input
a specific value that is substituted for a variable

Explanation:

The passage says "define a function that includes the lyrics to 'Happy Birthday' with 'name' as a parameter" and then when calling the function, "pass the argument 'Henry'". Here, 'name' is a variable (parameter) meant to be replaced by a specific value ('Henry'). The other options are incorrect: a parameter is not an unchanged part (it's replaced), not an output value, and the fourth option describes an argument (the specific value) not a parameter (the variable).

Answer:

a variable that is meant to be replaced by a specific value