most common structured data type
array
is a collection of variables of the same datatype.
array
linear or sequential set of information
one dimensional array
each value is reffered to as
array element
be represented using more than one dimension or whatwe call a
multidimensional array
is an array of characters ending with a null character
string
groups of data of the same type referenced under one name
arrays
individual content of the array
array element
a number of distinct data items, of differenttypes, grouped together as one unit
structured datatype
the number of elements in the array, surrounded bybracket
subscript