module 2: variables, constants, dara Flashcards
it varies, data item that can change ex. age
variable
fixed, data item that cannot change, special type of variable
constant
top to bottom
left to right
temporary storage
buffer
default permanent style
back end
=
assignment operator
categories of data type
primitive/fundamental
and reference/compound
primitive/fundamental data types
character, numerical integer, floating point, and boolean
single letter ex. gender, middle initial marital status
character type (CHAR)
whole number ex. age, signed+/-
numerical integer type (INT)
real values, w/ decimal point ex. salary-monetory, weight, height
floating point type/float/double
choice - yes/no, true/false,
boolean type/bool
building blocks
programming language
group of characters
text/character sequence
group of characters, array of characters
string