Basics

Question 1

In a computer language, a group of words, numbers, and operators that performs a specific task is known as a …

Answer 1

Statement

Question 2

A term for something similar to little boxes that you can store stuff in … think of them as symbolic placeholders for values themselves.

Answer 2

Variable

Question 3

Something that stands alone without being stored in a variable

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Literal value

Question 4

Characters that perform actions with values and variables such as assignment and mathematic multiplication

Answer 4

Operators

Question 5

Statements are made up of one or more of these …

Answer 5

Expressions

Question 6

A special utility on computers that is used to translate code into commands that a computer can understand

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Compiler

Question 7

The calculated value on the right hand side of an equal sign ( = ) in the case of assignment

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Source value

Question 8

The value on the left hand side of an equal sign ( = ) in the case of assignment

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Target variable

Question 9

A term meaning that variables can hold values of any type without type enforcement.

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Dynamic typing

Question 10

Tracking the changes to values as your program runs

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State