Chapter 3-Terms

Question 0

Binary number system

Answer 0

A system that uses only the two digits 0 and 1; used to represent numeric data in the computer’s internal memory

Question 1

ASCII

Answer 1

A coding scheme used to represent character data; stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Question 2

Camel case

Answer 2

A naming convention that capitalizes only the first letter in the second and subsequent words in a memory location’s name

Question 3

Character

Answer 3

A letter, a symbol, or a number that will not be used in a calculation

Question 4

Character literal constant

Answer 4

One character enclosed in single quotation marks

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Decimal number system

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A system that represents numbers using the digits 0 through 9

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Demoted

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Refers to the conversion of a number from one data type to another data type that can store only smaller numbers

Question 7

Empty string

Answer 7

Two quotation marks with no space between, like this “”

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Fundamental data types

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The basic data types built into the C++ language; also called primitive data types or built-in data types

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Implicit type conversion

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The process the computer follows when converting a numeric value to fit a memory location that has a different data type

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Initializing

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Assigning a beginning value to a memory location

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Integer

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A whole number; which is a number without a decimal place

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Keyword

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A word that has a special meaning in the programming language you are using

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Literal constant

Answer 13

An item of data that can appear in a program instruction and be store in a memory location

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Named constant

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A memory location whose value cannot be changed while a program is running

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Numeric literal constants

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Numbers

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Promoted

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Refers to the conversion of a number from one data type to another data type that can store larger numbers

Question 17

Real numbers

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Numbers that contain a decimal place

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Runtime

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Occurs while a program is running

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Statement

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A C++ instruction that causes the computer to perform some action after being executed (processed) by the computer; all statements in C++ must end with a semicolon

Question 20

String literal constant

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Zero or more characters enclosed in double quotation marks

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Syntax

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The rules you need to follow when using a programming language; every programming language has its own syntax

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Text

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A group of characters treated as one unit and not used in a calculation

Question 23

User-defined data type

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A data added to the C++ language through the use of a class; an example is the string data type

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Variable

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A memory location whose value can change (vary) while a program is running