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The document covers the fundamentals of programming, focusing on data types, identifiers, variables, and expressions. It explains the importance of data types in modeling values, the rules for creating valid identifiers, and the distinction between variables and constants. Additionally, it discusses arithmetic, logical, and relational expressions, including operator precedence and truth tables for logical operations.

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C++_Lecture_Two

The document covers the fundamentals of programming, focusing on data types, identifiers, variables, and expressions. It explains the importance of data types in modeling values, the rules for creating valid identifiers, and the distinction between variables and constants. Additionally, it discusses arithmetic, logical, and relational expressions, including operator precedence and truth tables for logical operations.

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Programming Fundamentals

Data Types, Identifiers, and Expressions

Dr. Ahmed Alnasheri 11/7/2020

Programming Fundamentals (Lecture Two) 1


Content

Topics to cover here:

◼ Data types
◼ Variables and Identifiers
◼ Arithmetic and Logical Expressions

Programming Fundamentals (Lecture Two) 2


Data Types

◼ A data type provides a method of modeling


or representing a particular set of values and
determines what operations can be
performed on those values.

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Data Types

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Data Types in The Algorithmic Language

◼ String values (e.g. “ABC” , “computer”, “960”)

NOTE: In C++ language, some of the operations have


different symbols.

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Identifiers, Locations, and Variables

◼ Memory: It is a part of the computer


that has many locations (of fixed size)
used to store values (data) and
instructions.

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Identifiers, Locations, and Variables
◼ Identifiers (Names):
- Use meaningful identifiers (names) to represent
data in your program.
- Identifiers are used to refer to memory
locations: to store data in them or retrieve data
from them.
◼ The rule of defining an identifier:
(1) It may contain
letters (A .. Z , a .. z ) ,
digits (0, 1, 2, …, 9), and
underscore ( _ ).
(2) It should begin with a letter.
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Identifiers, Locations, and Variables

NOTES:
◼ Some programming languages are case
sensitive. That is the uppercase identifiers are
different than lowercase identifiers (as in C++).

◼ In programming languages, some words cannot


be used as identifiers in your program. Such
words are called reserved words (or keywords)
that have special use.

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Reserved words (or keywords) in c++

◼ main
◼ if
◼ else
◼ switch
◼ while
◼ do
◼ for, ………….

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Identifiers, Locations, and Variables

◼ Examples of valid identifiers:


area , length, X , Y1, abc, d3, st_number
{ these all begin with a letter }

◼ Examples of invalid identifiers:


2Y { begins with a digit }
Ali’s { contains the symbol ‘ }
st-age { the symbol - is not underscore }
while { it is a keyword }
ab cd { it has a space }

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Identifiers, Location, and Variables

◼ Variables:
-The name of the location is the variable name.
-The location content is the value of the variable
- You can change the content of the variable at any
time in the statements of the algorithm.
e.g.
Name of the location Inside Memory location
employee_name “Ali Ahmed”
age 35
hourly_rate 3.25

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Identifiers, Location, and Variables
◼ Constants:
- You can use a constant identifier in your
algorithm to indicate a constant data.
- You CANNOT change the content of the
constant identifier.
- Use the keyword CONST to indicate a constant
identifier.
Example:
CONST pi = 3.14
Here, pi is a constant identifier that cannot be changed

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Expressions
◼ Arithmetic Expression:
- It is composed of operands and arithmetic operations
- Arithmetic operations:

- Operands may be numbers and/or identifiers that have


numeric values
- Its result is a numeric value
EX : 3 + 4 gives 7
EX: T MOD 2 gives 0 if T is any even number, and
1 if T is any odd number
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Expressions
◼ Logical Expression:
- It is called also Boolean expression.
- It is composed from operands and operators.
- Operands are identifiers that have logical values
- Its result is a logical value (true or false) (see later).
- Operators are logical:

EX:
where A, B are defined logical

Note: In C++, there is no specific data type to represent


“true” and “false”. C uses value “0” to represent “false”, and
uses non-zero value to stand for “true”.
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Expressions
◼ Relational Expression:
- It is composed from operands and operators.
- Operands may be numbers and/or identifiers
that have numeric values
- Its result is a logical value (true or false).
- Operators are relational operators:

EX:

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Expressions
◼ NOTES
1) A relational expression may contain arithmetic
sub-expressions,
e.g. ( 3 + 7 ) < (12 * 4 )
2) A logical expression may contain relational
and arithmetic sub-expressions,
e.g.
1- x AND y AND ( a > b )
2- (2 + t ) < (6 * w ) AND ( p = q )

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Operator Precedence

◼ Expressions are evaluated according to the


precedence rule.

◼ Precedence Rule:
- Each operator has its own precedence that
indicates the order of evaluation.
- If the expression has operators of the same
precedence, then the evaluation starts from
left of expression to the right.

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Operator Precedence
Operator In Operator In Description Precedence
pseudo code C++

( ( parentheses Higher
*, /, MOD *, /, %
+, - +, - Binary plus, binary
minus
<, , ≤, >, ≥ <, <=, >, >=
=,≠ == , != Equal, not equal
AND &&
OR ||
 = Assignment Lower
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Examples

◼ Find the value of the following expression:


(1) 5 + 8 * 2 / 4

16

9 (This is the final result)


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Examples

(2) (9 + 3) - 6 / 2 + 5

12

14 (this is the final result)

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Evaluating Logical Expressions

◼ The truth table


(1) AND table

AND True False


True True False
False False False

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Evaluating Logical Expressions

(2) OR table
OR True False
True True True
False True False

(3) NOT table


NOT True False
False True

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Examples on Logical Expressions

(1) If x = True, y = False, z = False, find the


value of the expression x AND y OR z

x AND y OR z

False

False (the final result)

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The End

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