Determine Whether Data is Mutable or Immutable

Grab a Piece of Paper! Determine Mutable or Immutable

For the data description:

• list all of the data.
• categorize the data as either mutable or immutable.
• Some of the descriptions could be represented multiple ways, so be sure to explain your choice.
• A couple of examples are provided.

Data Description	Mutable Data	Immutable Data	Explanation
A student	name email phone number mailing address grade level	student id number birthday	name's can change due to adoption or marriage email addresses and phone numbers change all the time A student can move changing their physical address. The physical address itself is immutable. A student id number and their birthday does not change.
A vehicle registration	vehicle owner license plate number of miles on the car the value of the car	vin number year created make model	Cars get sold to new owners all the time License plates change on the vehicle As we drive the car we add more miles to the car As the car gets older, it's value decreases The vehicle's vin number doesn't change The year a vehicle was created can't change The make and model of the car doesn't change
A meteorite landing
A card in a deck of 52 cards
Items in a vending machine
Movie premiere
A city