Input & Output (CIE IGCSE Computer Science)

Output refers to the process of displaying or saving the results of a program to the user.

Pseudocode example:

OUTPUT "Hello, ", name

Python example:

print("Hello, ", name)

Java example:

System.out.println("Hello, " + name);

Visual Basic example:

Console.WriteLine( "Hello, " & name)

Input refers to the process of providing data or information to a program.

'User Input' is data or information entered by the user during program execution.

Pseudocode example:

OUTPUT "Enter your name"

INPUT name

Python example:

name = input("Enter your name: ")

Java example:

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.print("Enter your name: ");

String name = input.nextLine();   

Visual Basic example:

Console.WriteLine("Enter your name")

name = Console.Readline()