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Data refers to the pieces of information that are operated on by programs. Originally, “data” was the plural of “datum”; however, the form “data” is now commonly used as both singular and plural.

A day number is an integer value representing the number of days between two dates.

A debugger is a program that controls the execution of another program so that you can see what the latter program is doing. You can download a debugger from the WWW that is compatible with the development environment on the CD in the back of this book.

Debugging is the art of finding and eradicating errors (bugs) from your program. One of the best ways of debugging a program is to try to explain it to someone else in great detail. If you don't see your error, the other ...

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