Computer Science: Programming and Data Structures

Computer Science: Programming and Data Structures

1. Keywords:

   • Data type - is a description of the kind of data being stored or processed within a program or system.
   • Variable - is the identifier (name) associated with a particular memory location, used to store data
   • Iteration - is the process of repeating a sequence of steps.
   • Selection - uses a group of statements that may be executed or ignored depending on a (conditional) statement being evaluated.
   • Data Structure - is a collection of data elements that are stored together in a structured form.
   • Subroutine - is a set of program instructions performing a specific task, but which is not a complete program.

2. Information I need to know:

   • Boolean data type has one of two values, generally identified as true or false ( or 0 or 1)
   • Telephone numbers are strings