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COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING (CS 04103 – Section 3,4)

Chapter 2: Introduction to C++

Prof. Uppalapati, Vinay Kumar

Computer Science Department Rowan University

2.1 The Parts of a C++ Program

• Overview of the basic structure of a C++ program.

• Example:

  #include <iostream>
  using namespace std;
  int main() {
    cout << "Hello, there!";
    return 0;
  }

• Key Points of the Example:

  • #include <iostream>: Preprocessor directive that includes standard input-output stream library.

  • using namespace std;: Indicates that the standard namespace is used.

  • int main() { ... }: Starting point of a C++ program; defines the main function.

  • `cout <<