Why doesnt this code allow me to put an input?

Question

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
int a;
cout << "Enter";
cin << a;
cout << a;
return 0;
}

Answer 1

cin has the << the wrong way around.

it should be

cin >> a;

Answer 2

see here for more info: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/basic_io/