COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ALGORITHMS
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A named location in memory that stores information that cannot change
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A named location in the CPU that stores information that can change
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A named location in memory that stores information that can change
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A numbered location in memory that stores information that cannot change
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Detailed explanation-1: -A constant is a named memory location which temporarily stores data that remains the same throughout the execution of the program. The type of a variable indicates what kind of value it will store. The name of a variable is known as its identifier. A variable can be given a value through an assignment statement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Read-only memory, or ROM, is computer memory containing data that can only be read, not written to. ROM contains boot-up programming that is used each time a computer is turned on. It generally can’t be altered or reprogrammed. The data in ROM is nonvolatile and isn’t lost when the computer power is turned off.
Detailed explanation-3: -A variable is a named location in the computer’s memory, used to store a piece data (or information).
Detailed explanation-4: -Constant memory is a read-only cache which content can be broadcasted to multiple threads in a block.
Detailed explanation-5: -A variable is a data item whose value can change during the program’s execution.