Basic Programming Concepts

IPO Chart

 

Input	Process	Output
Cm	Inches=cm*2.54	Inches

 

Data

Cm

Inches

 

Types of Data:

 

Numbers

Integer-whole numbers

Floating Point-decimal number (with decimal places)

                       -different languages use different terms for long terms for floating point                                      

                         numbers (e.g. Pascal uses REAL, Visual Basic.NET uses DOUBLE)

 

String

Alphanumeric data/text

 

Boolean

True/False

~ by Gerry Koshy on May 13, 2008.