Chapter 24
Explain the Purpose and Use of Programming Concepts
In this chapter, you discover the purpose and use of programming concepts such as identifiers (variables, constants), containers (arrays, vectors), functions, and objects (properties, attributes, methods). This chapter covers CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ objective 4.3.
Foundation Topics
Identifiers
In programming, an identifier is a name assigned by the user to a program element such as a variable or constant.
Variables
A variable is a value paired with a symbolic name, enabling the program to refer to the name in calculations. For example, if x=3 and y=4, you can use the expression ...
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