- 2072 Chaitra · 6 marks
Define operator, data type, constant, variable
Short answer
An operator is a symbol that performs an operation on operands (e.g., +, =). A data type defines the kind and size of data a variable can store (int, float, char). A constant is a fixed value that cannot change; a variable is a named memory location whose value can vary and must be declared with a type.
What is an operator, datatype, constant and variable? Define.
- Operator: a symbol that performs an operation on operands, such as
+,*,>,&&. Example: inc = a + b,+and=are operators. - Data type: it defines the kind of data a variable can store, its size in memory and the operations allowed. Basic types:
int(whole numbers),float/double(real numbers),char(a character). - Constant: a fixed value that cannot change during program execution, such as
10,3.14,'A',"Nepal". A named constant is created usingconstor#define PI 3.14159. - Variable: a named memory location whose value can change while the program runs. It must be declared with a data type before use, for example
int count = 0;.
Example:
#include <stdio.h>
#define PI 3.14159
int main(void)
{
const int DAYS = 7; /* constant */
int count = 0; /* variable */
float radius = 2.0f;
count = count + DAYS;
printf("%d %.2f\n", count, PI * radius * radius);
return 0;
}
Here DAYS and PI are constants, count and radius are variables, int and float are data types, and =, +, * are operators.
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