Computer Programming
Lecture 4
Values and Variables - 2
Chhoeum Vantha, Ph.D.
Telecom & Electronic Engineering
Contents
• Comments
• Variable
• Basic Data Types
• Common Type Modifiers
• Operations
• Expressions
• Mixed Type Expressions
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Comments
• Comments are used in C++ to make the code more
readable and to explain what the code is doing. The
compiler ignores all comments when the program is
compiled.
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Comments
Types of Comments:
1. Single-line Comment
– Starts with //
– Used for short explanations or notes
2. Multi-line Comment
– Starts with /* and ends with */
– Used for longer explanations or to temporarily
disable code
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Comments
• q
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Variable
• A variable is a name given to a memory location. It is
used to store data that can be changed during program
execution.
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Basic Data Types
Data Type Description Example Values
int Integer values -5, 0, 100
Floating-point
float 3.14, -0.1
(decimal) numbers
Double-precision
double 3.14159, 2.71828
float
char Single character 'A', 'z', '3'
bool Boolean (true/false) true, false
No value (used for
void -
functions)
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Basic Data Types
• q
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Common Type Modifiers
• Signed, Unsigned, Short, long
Modifier Description Example Usage
Default for integer types; can store
signed signed int a = -10;
both positive and negative numbers.
Only stores non-negative numbers (0
unsigned unsigned int b = 20;
and positive).
Reduces the size of integer to at least
short short int c = 1000;
16 bits.
Increases the size of integer to at least
long long int d = 100000L;
32 bits.
Further increases size, usually at least long long int e =
long long
64 bits. 10000000000LL;
Declares a constant value that cannot
const const int f = 50;
be changed.
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check the size of basic data types
• sizeof operator use to check the size of basic data types in C++
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Operations
• Numeric Operators
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Expressions
Commonly used Python arithmetic binary operators
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Expressions
• An expression is a combination of operators, constants,
and variables.
• An expression may consist of one or more operands, and
zero or more operators to produce a value.
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Expressions
• n
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Expressions
Types of Expressions
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Expressions
Integer division and modulus
The modulus operator (%) computes the remainder of
integer division
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Expressions
The / operator applied to two integers produces a floating-
point result
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Mixed Type Expressions
• Expressions may contain mixed integer and floating-point
elements
• When an operator has mixed operands—one operand an
integer and the other a floating-point number—the
interpreter treats the integer operand as a floating-point
number and performs floating-point arithmetic
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W4 - Practice
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Exercise 1.
Write a program that calculates and displays the area
and circumference of a circle with a radius 5. Use float
type and pi = 3.14.
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Exercise 2.
Write a program to swap the values of two integer
variables using a third variable.
Expected output:
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Exercise 3.
Fill in the blanks with the correct result:
int a = 10, b = 4, c = 3; float x = 2.5; float y = 1.5;
1. a + b * c = __________
2. (a + b) * c = __________
3. a / b = __________
4. a % b = __________
5. x + y * c = __________
6. (x + y) / c = __________
7. a + (int)x % b = __________
8. x / y + a - c * b = __________
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Thanks!
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