041. OCR A Level (H046-H446) SLR8 – 1.2 Introduction to programming part 2 variables & constants

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About this video

OCR Specification Reference
AS Level 1.2.3a
A Level 1.2.3a

In this second video in a series of Six we take a look at the following basic programming concepts: Variables and Constants

Key question:

- What is the difference between variables and constants, and how can they be used?

00:00 Introduction to programming - Part 2: Variables and constants
00:12 Intro
00:17 What is a variable?
00:52 Beat that dice
07:08 Different procedural languages
07:42 Key question
07:53 Languages guide for use in external assessments
08:00 A note about pseudocode in your exams
09:15 Outro

Last updated: 26.03.26

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