Hour 9. Storing Information with Arrays
No one benefited more from the development of the computer than Santa Claus. For centuries, humankind has put an immense burden on him to gather and process information. Old St. Nick has to keep track of the following things:
Naughty children
Nice children
Gift requests
Homes with impassable chimneys
Women who want more from Santa than Mrs. Claus is willing to let him give
Countries that shoot unidentified aircraft first and ask questions later
Computers were a great boon at the North Pole. They are ideal for the storage, categorization, and study of information.
The most basic way that information is stored in a computer program is by putting it into a variable. However, this method is limited to relatively ...
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