2.8. Glossary¶

address-of¶: the address-of operator (&) is used to access the address of a C++ variable.
atomic data type¶: basic data type that cannot be broken down into any simpler data elements.
bool¶: keyword for Boolean data type.
char¶: keyword for character data type that stores a single character.
dereference¶: follow a pointer to its referenced memory location and read the data there.
float¶: keyword for floating point data type.
double¶: keyword for double-precision floating point data type.
int¶: keyword for integer data type.

2.9. Matching¶

Q-1: Drag each glossary term to its' corresponding definition. (Note: none of the data types are in this matching, but they are in the glossary)

Feedback shows incorrect matches.

address-of
(&) is used to access the memory address of a C++ variable.
atomic data type
Data type that cannot be broken down into any simpler data elements.
dereference
Reads data in a pointers memory location.
pointer
Variables that store and manipulate memory addresses.

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