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1
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What is a Variable?

A

Data that can change when told to

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What is a constant?

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Data that stays the same throughout the code from the start

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What is an assignment?

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When a value is given to a variable or constant using =

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What is the symbol = ?

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Equal to

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What is the symbol != ?

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Not equal to

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What is the symbol < ?

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Less than

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What is the symbol > ?

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Greater than

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What is the symbol <= ?

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Less than or equal to

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What is the symbol >= ?

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Greater than or equal to

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What is MOD?

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The number left over when you divide the numbers.

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What is DIV?

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The integer truncated after dividing the 2 numbers together

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What is an integer?

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A whole number

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What is Read(Float)

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A number with a decimal part

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What is a character?

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a display of information equivalent to one alphabetical letter or symbol

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What is a string?

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a variable that holds a sequence of one or more alphanumeric characters.

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What is Boolean?

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True or false

17
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What is casting?

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Changing the data type from one to another

18
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Give an example of casting

A

Changing a variable
Converting into double

19
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To return the length of a string

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Len()

20
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To return the string in uppercase

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Upper()

21
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To return the string in lowercase

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Lower()

22
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To return the 5th character of the string

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x = y[5:5]

23
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To return the ASCII value of the character

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Ord()

24
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To return the character from the ASCII value

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Ord()

25
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What are sub-programs?

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Functions and procedures

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What is a function?

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A self contained module of code

27
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What is a procedure?

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A set of coded instructions that tell a computer how to run a program

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