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Simple Data Types: Built-In and User-Defined
GOALS
To be able to identify all of the simple data types provided by the C++ language.
To become familiar with specialized C++ operators and expressions.
To be able to distinguish between external and internal representations of character data.
To understand how floating point numbers are represented in the computer.
To understand how the limited numeric precision of the computer can affect calculations.
To be able to select the most appropriate simple data type for a given variable.
To be able to declare and use an enumeration type.
To be able to use the For and Switch statements with user-defined enumeration types.
To be able to distinguish a named user-defined type from an anonymous user-defined type.
To be able to create a user-written header file.
To understand the concepts of type promotion and type demotion.

 
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