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In other words, '''a variable is a storage location for data'''. Variables have names. Some computer languages mandate you assign a [[data type]] to variables.  
In other words, '''a variable is a storage location for data'''. Variables have names. Some computer languages mandate you assign a [[data type]] to variables.  
== A video ==
This video references the C programming language and scratch, but the ideas about conditionals are excellent.
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== Standards ==  
== Standards ==  

Revision as of 20:44, 18 September 2016

Programming basics[1]

In computer programming, a variable is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier) which contains a value.[2]

In other words, a variable is a storage location for data. Variables have names. Some computer languages mandate you assign a data type to variables.


A video[edit]

This video references the C programming language and scratch, but the ideas about conditionals are excellent.

Standards[edit]

  • Define the terms: variable, constant, operator, object.

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