# User-defined methods notes

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- [Procedures and functions](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/user-defined-methods/procedures-and-functions) — Procedures and Functions In programming, you often need to repeat the same block of code in different parts of your application. Rather than copying and pasting the same code over and over,…
- [Parameter passing and input validation](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/user-defined-methods/parameter-passing-and-input-validation) — Parameter Passing and Input Validation When you create methods (procedures and functions), you need a way to send data into them and ensure that the data is correct before processing it. Parameter…

## Other Information Technology topics

- [Systems technologies](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/systems-technologies)
- [Operating systems and processing](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/operating-systems-and-processing)
- [Arrays and algorithms](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/arrays-and-algorithms)
- [Networks and communication](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/networks-and-communication)
- [String manipulation and date/time](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/string-manipulation-and-datetime)
- [Electronic communication](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/electronic-communication)
- [Text files](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/text-files)
- [Software engineering principles](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/software-engineering-principles)
- [Data and information management](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/data-and-information-management)
- [Database programming](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/database-programming)
- [Internet and WWW](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/internet-and-www)
- [Social implications](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/information-technology/notes/social-implications)

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### What is covered in User-defined methods for Grade 11 Information Technology?

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