has no meaning before the computer presses it to turn it in to
something with a meaning which can be output to a user.
Process
giving data a
context
Output
data that now means something
Constant
like a variable but it does not change
for example pi the number would be the literal
the name you have set it as would be the identifier
Variable
something that changes during a program
for example the score of a game
Data types
the type of data, how it is stored and what it can be used for
Integer
4 Byte
Integer data type can store any whole
number, such as: -115, 0, 2, 341.
Real
8 Byte
Real data types are used when there is a decimal
point with a fractional number, such as: -32.15678,
0.012, 59.00564, 72.0
String
1 Byte
String can be used to store an alphanumeric character, such as
letter, digit, symbol, space or punctuation mark. It is normally used
as an array so that: String could contain the message ‘Hello
World!’
Character
1 Byte
Character data type can store a single
alphanumeric character, such as: digit, letter,
symbol or any punctuation marks.
Boolean
1 Byte
Boolean data types are used for logical
operations and have the value True or
False
information can’t be stored as an array if there are
different data types
Array- one dimensional one dimensional is a linier list E.G first
name last name, two dimensional a table
Array
one dimensional one dimensional is a linier list E.G first
name last name, two dimensional a table
< Less than <= less
than or equal to
== equal to >= grater
than or equal to
> grater than != not
equal to
AND FUNCTION
it is only true if all the inputs
are the same
OR FUNCTION
Is true if either or both
inputs are the same
Not function
on is of and off is on
Records are all the information about Fred along the column