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Cut Copy Clear

His option is used to move It is used to copy the text. This is used to delete a

the text from open place to To copy the text, follow teh particular text in a program.
another. TO move the text, given steps:
follow the given steps: To delete the text, follow the

given steps:

1. Select the text you want to 1. Select the text you want to 1. Select the text you want to

move. copy. delete.

2. Open Edit menu, choose 2. Open Edit menu, choose 2. Open Edit menu, choose

the Cut option and press Copy option and press the Clear option and press the

the Enter key. Enter key. Enter key.

3. Move the cursor to the 3. Move the cursor to the

place where you want to place where yo want to

paste the selected text. copy the text.

4. O p e n t h e Ed i t m e n u , 4. Open Edit menu, choose

choose the Paste option the Paste option and pres

and press the Enter key. the Enter key.

VARIABLES ND CONSTANTS

Before learning to write programs in QBasic, you should know about Variables and canstants in

QBasic

Constants

An item with a fixed value is called a constant. Constants do not change their values during the

ejection of a program.

Variables

Variable is a name which an contain a value. Variables are items which may change their values

during the executing of a program.

QBasic, variables are of two types:

String variable numeric variables

String Variables

Type of variable contains values within the double quotes (“”). A $ (dollar) sing has to be added

how the string variable.

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STRING $ “I am String”

Numeric variables
This type of variable contains numbers. The symbols are not compulsory while writing simple
programs. So, in the programs we use all numeric variables without any symbols.

VARIABLE TYPE SYMBOLS VALUE IT CAN HOLE

INTEGER % 8
LONG & 62714
SINGLE ! 493942
DOUBLE # 98731452

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