S2 Programming Summary

What is the definition of a variable?

• What is used to store information in a program

• What is used to get information from the user

• What is used to calculate something in a program

• What is used to show the user information in a program

What does the user use to run the program?

• User Interface

• User Interaction Form

• User Message Box

• User Input

Code for creating a variable

(a)   answer As Integer

Code for getting information from the user.

FirstName = (a)   (“Enter your first name”)

Code for showing the user information

(a)   (“Your answer is “ & answer)

What is input?

• Data shown to the user

• Data entered by the user

• Data being calculated or transformed

What is process?

• Data shown to the user

• Data entered by the user

• Data being calculated or transformed

What is output?

• Data shown to the user

• Data entered by the user

• Data being calculated or transformed

What type of data is String?

• Text

• Whole Numbers

• Decimal Numbers

• A Character

What type of data is Integer?

• Text

• Whole Numbers

• Decimal Numbers

• A Character