Filemaker Pro 9 (103)

Question 1

This set entered on 7-26-14.
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1. What is the name for the values on the sides of an OPERATOR?

Answer 1

OPERANDS

Question 2

2. What is what in this calc: 3 + 2?

Answer 2

3 and 2 are the operands,
+ is the OPERATOR.
When the calc EVALUATES, the OPERATOR and its OPERANDS combine to produce a single value.

Question 3

3. OPERATORS come in three flavors:

Answer 3

a. Mathematical and Logical Operators

b. Comparison Operators
c. Parenthesis Operators

Question 4

4. What are MATHEMATICAL AND LOGICAL OPERATORS?

Answer 4

They combine two values into one.

Question 5

5. What are COMPARISON OPERATORS?

Answer 5

They COMPARE two values. For example, the = operator tells you if two values are exactly the same. THIS KIND OF OPERATOR ALWAYS PRODUCES A BOOLEAN VALUE.

Question 6

6. What is a PARENTHESIS OPERATOR?

Answer 6

They are used to GROUP parts of a calculation together.