This document discusses common programming errors in C++ such as omitting parentheses after main(), incorrectly typing braces that signify the start and end of functions, omitting or misplacing semicolons, and misspelling variable or function names. It also provides an overview of key concepts like what constitutes a C++ program, the main() function, standard libraries, and using cout to display output.

1. Common Programming
Errors

2. 1. Omitting the parentheses after main().
2. Omitting or incorrectly typing the opening
brace, {, that signifies the start of a function
body.
3. Omitting or incorrectly typing the closing
brace, }, that signifies the end of a function.

3. 4. Omitting the semicolon at the end of each
C++ executable statement.
5. Adding a semicolon after the #include
<iostream> preprocessor command.
6. Misspelling the name of an object or
function, such as typing cot instead of cout.

4. 7. Forgetting to enclose a string sent to cout
with double quotation marks.
8. Forgetting the n to indicate a new line.

5. Chapter Summary
1. A computer program is a self-contained unit of
instructions and data used to operate a computer to
produce a specific result.
2. An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure that must
terminate; it describes how a computation or task is to be
performed.
3. A C++ program consists of one or more modules called
functions. One of these functions must be called main().
The main() function identifies the starting point of a C++
program.

6. 4. The simplest C++ program consists of the single function
main() and has this form:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{ program statements in here;
return 0;
}

7. This program consists of a preprocessor #include
statement, a using statement, a header line for the main()
function, and the body of the main() function. The body of
the function begins with the opening brace, {, and ends with
the closing brace, }.
5. All executable C++ statements within a function body
must be terminated by a semicolon.

8. 6. Many functions and classes are supplied in a standard
library provided with each C++ compiler. One set of
classes, used to create input and output capabilities, is
defined in the iostream header file.
7. The cout object is used to display text or numerical
results. A stream of characters can be sent to cout by
enclosing the characters in quotation marks and using the
insertion symbol, <<, as in the statement cout << “Hello
World!”;. The text in the string is displayed onscreen and
can include newline escape sequences for controlling the
format.