Variables and Data Types
Coding · 1st Year · Programming Fundamentals · 3.º Período

Variables and Data Types

Understand how computers store and manipulate different types of data, such as text and numbers.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA Coding Strand 2: 2.7NCCA Coding Strand 3: 3.2

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Understand how computers store and manipulate different types of data, such as text and numbers.

Key Questions

  1. What is a variable?
  2. How do data types differ?
  3. Why is data storage important in programming?

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