Operators

Question 1

left-to-right associativity

Answer 1

the rule that operators with the same precedence are evaluated from left to right in an expression

Question 2

magic number

Answer 2

A numeric constant that isn’t given a name. Makes code harder to understand and maintain.

Question 3

named constant

Answer 3

a value that’s given an identifier and can’t be changed; it is used to give meaningful names to fixed values. Makes the code easier to understand and maintain.

Question 4

overhead

Answer 4

The extra time, memory, or processing resources a program uses to manage operations beyond the main task it performs

Question 5

rules of precedence (order of operations)

Answer 5

the rules that define the sequence in which different operations (like addition and multiplication) are performed in an expression to ensure consistent results