Answer:

Elephant    Stout
Elephant    Elephant

The two string variables each get a string:

LET WORDA$ = "Elephant"
LET WORDB$ = "Stout"

The first PRINT statement prints out the characters in each string variable (and puts a tab between them on the screen.)

PRINT WORDA$, WORDB$

Now the characters in WORDA$ are copied into WORDB$, replacing the old characters.

LET WORDB$ = WORDA$

Finally the new contents are printed out:

PRINT WORDA$, WORDB$

Input with Strings

The INPUT statement can put characters into a string variable. Here is a program that does that:

' Input with Strings
'
PRINT "Please type your name and hit Enter"
INPUT NAME$
PRINT "Your name is:", NAME$
END

When the INPUT statement executes the user types characters on the keyboard and see them on the screen. When Enter is hit, the characters are copied into the string variable NAME$. Here is a run of the program:

Please type your name and hit Enter
? Irene Adler
Your name is: Irene Adler

QUESTION 10:

What do you think would happen with this program if the user hit Enter before typing anything?