Data Types, Collections, and Branching
Beginner
- 23 videos | 1h 8m 57s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Understanding the way programming languages use data and how execution flow works are key elements in understanding computer programming. In this course, you'll explore data types, how variables and data typing are used, and the purpose of composite data types and their potential uses. Then you'll learn about collections, including arrays, lists, sets, and dictionaries. Finally, you'll discover how program flow is controlled using branching, including execution paths, conditionals, and switch statements. This course was originally created by Global Knowledge (GK).
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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discuss data types and how data type definitions are required in computer programming
describe how data types are assigned to variables
discuss how variables are assigned values
describe how a computer language like C represents data types in memory
discuss how to determine data types using Python
describe composite data types and their purpose
discuss potential uses for composite data types
describe the basic rationale for creating a composite data type
discuss how composite data types can be passed off to various programming constructs
describe some basic examples of composite data types
discuss the basic approach to designing composite data types
describe a basic example of how to combine values to develop a composite data type -
discuss collections and their basic purpose in computer programming
describe arrays and their basic purpose
describe lists and their basic purpose
describe sets and their basic purpose
describe dictionaries and their basic purpose
discuss how to select collection types using various programming languages
define execution paths and their purpose
discuss how conditionals are used to perform branching
describe how execution paths can be used to control program flow using a real-world example
discuss switch statements and how they can be used to determine program flow
describe how various control flow mechanisms can be used to control the execution of a program
IN THIS COURSE
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3m 45s
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1m 14s
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3. Assigning Variables3m 48s
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4. Language-Specific Data Typing6m 25s
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5. Determining Data Types3m 38s
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6. Composite Data Types2m 5s
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7. Uses of Composite Data Types3m 27s
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8. Creating a Composite Data Type1m 9s
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9. Passing Composite Data Types1m 36s
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10. Examples of Composite Data Types3m 55s
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11. Designing Composite Data Types1m 7s
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12. Combining Values into Composite Data Types4m 22s
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13. Collections in Computer Programming1m 21s
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14. Arrays1m 55s
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15. Lists1m 45s
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16. Sets2m 34s
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17. Dictionaries3m 11s
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18. Selecting Collections6m 22s
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19. Execution Paths4m 36s
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20. Branching Using Conditionals1m 57s
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21. Demonstrating Execution Paths1m 23s
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22. Switch Statements2m 27s
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23. Working with Branching Statements4m 57s
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