Programming fundamentals

what do these terms mean inside of coding?

==, !=, <, <=, >, >=, +, -, *, /, MOD, DIV, ^

equal to , not equal to, less than, less than or equal to, greater than, greater than or equal to, add, subtract, division, remainder of a division , whole number of a division , to the power

what is a variable

A variable is a named memory address that holds a value which can change.

what is a constant

A value which doesn’t change

what is an operator

An operator is a character, or characters, that determine what action is to be performed or considered.

what are the three different types of operators

logic operator (and, or, not)

mathematical operators (addition, multiplication and subtraction)

comparison operators (equal to, assignment, does not equal to)

what is the difference between = and ==

= - assign a value

== - used to compare a value to see if it is equivalent

what are the three basic programming constructs

sequence , selection, iteration

what is a sequence programming construct

a set of instructions that follow one another in order

what is a selection programming construct

A decision within a computer program when the program decides to move on based on the results of an event.

what is iteration programming constructs

The repetition of a block of statements within a computer program.

Name the three different boolean operators

AND, NOT, OR

Boolean logic gate for and

Boolean logic gate for or

boolean logic gate for not