4.4. Declarative Programming Paradigm

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is the main difference between declarative and procedural programming?

   Hint

   Think about the focus of each paradigm.

2. 2.

   Name one example of logic programming.

   Hint

   Consider a language known for its use with facts and rules.

3. 3.

   What does declarative programming emphasize?

   • How to do tasks
   • What to achieve
   • Only functions

   Hint

   Remember the primary difference from procedural programming.

4. 4.

   True or False: SQL is an example of imperative programming.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Focus on the nature of SQL's statements.

5. 5.

   Create a SQL query to find all students younger than 18 years old from a table named Students.

   Hint

   Use the SELECT statement to fetch names, filtering with WHERE clause.

6. 6.

   Design a simple logic problem in Prolog where you define a parent-child relationship and create a rule to find all children of a given parent.

   Hint

   Use ':-' to define rules and facts about relationships.