A flowchart shows the hierarchical relationships between functions in a program.

Checking a parameter's value before allowing flow to proceed is called ____ the parameter.

A. initializing B. defining C. validating D. declaring

Which of the following determines the operator that is processed prior to another operator?

a. Operator associativity b. Operator precedence c. Whether the operator is an arithmetic operator d. None of these determine the order in which operators are processed.