The new program does not have quote marks to show the start and end of the character string:

LET NAME$ = Sherlock Holmes
PRINT NAME$
END

This is a syntax error. QBasic will not run the program.

Another Mistake

The correct program is:

LET NAME$ = "Sherlock Holmes"
PRINT NAME$
END

The quote marks are needed to show what characters are part of the string. Without the quote marks it is not clear what the programmer wants.

Here is the program again, with a slight change:

LET NAME$ = "Sherlock Holmes"
PRINT NAME
END

What do you think will happen with this new program? (Hint: this is another trick question.)