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What do you mean by data type? Data types are used to identify the type of data a memory location can hold and the associated operations of handling it. Define variable with an example. A variable represents a memory location through a symbolic name which holds a known or unknown value of a particular data type. This name of the variable is used in the program to refer to the stored value. Example: int mathScore = 95; What do you mean by constant? Explain with an example. The keyword final before a variable declaration makes it a constant. Its value can't be changed in the program. Example: final int DAYS_IN_A_WEEK = 7; State two kinds of data types. Two kinds of data types are: 1. Primitive Datatypes. 2. Non-Primitive Datatypes. What do you understand by Token? Name different types of tokens. A token is the smallest element of a program that is meaningful to the compiler. The different types of tokens in Java are: 1. Identifiers 2. Literals 3. Operators 4. Separators 5. Keywords What are the rules to assign a variable in a Java programming? 1. Name of the variable should be a sequence of alphabets, digits, underscore and dollar sign characters only. 2. It should not start with a digit. 3. It should not be a keyword or a boolean or null literal. Explain the term ‘type casting’? The process of converting one predefined type into another is called type casting. Perform the following: (a) Assign the value of pie (3.142) toa variable with the requisite data type. double pi = 3.142; (b) Assign the value of (1.732) to a variable with the requisite data type. double x = 1.732; Distinguish between: (a) Integer and floating constant Integer Constant Integer Constants represent whole number values like 2, -16, 18246, 24041973, etc. Integer Constants are assigned to variables of data type — byte, short, int, long, char Floating Constant Floating Constants represent fractional numbers like 3.14159, -14.08, 42.0, 675.238, etc. Floating Constants are assigned to variables of data type — float, double (b) Token and Identifier Token Identifier Identifiers are A token is the used to name smallest element of _ things like a program that is classes, objects, meaningful to the variables, arrays, compiler. functions an so on. Tokens in Java are categorised into 5 Identifier is a types — Keywords, . . type of token in Identifiers, Literals, Java. Punctuators, Operators. (c) Character and String constant Character Constant Character Constants are written by enclosing a character within a pair of single quotes. Character Constants are assigned to variables of type char. String Constant String Constants are written by enclosing a set of characters within a pair of double quotes. String Constants are assigned to variables of type String. Question 10 Write down the data type of the following: (a) Integer int (b) Long Integer long (c) A fractional number double (d) A special character char What do you understand by Boolean type data? Explain with an example. A boolean data type is used to store one of the two boolean values — true or false. The size of boolean data type is 8 bits or 1 byte. Example: boolean bTest = false; What do you understand by primitive data type? Give two examples. Primitive data types are the basic or fundamental data types used to declare a variable. Examples of primitive data types in Java are byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, boolean. Why is it necessary to define data type in Java programming? Data types tells Java how much memory it should reserve for storing the value. Data types also help in preventing errors as the compiler can check and flag illegal operations at compile time itself. Define the following with an example each: (a) Implicit type conversion In implicit type conversion, the result of a mixed mode expression is obtained in the higher most data type of the variables without any intervention by the user. Example: s i@s float b = 25.5f, ec; (b) Explicit type conversion In explicit type conversion, the data gets converted to a type as specified by the programmer. For example: int a = 10; double b = 25.5; float c = (float)(a + b); Define ‘Coercion’ with reference to type conversion. In a mixed-mode expression, the process of promoting a data type into its higher most data type available in the expression without any intervention by the user is known as Coercion. Example: byte b = 42; int i = 50000; double result = b + i; What do you mean by type conversion? How is implicit conversion different from explicit conversion? The process of converting one predefined type into another is called type conversion. In an implicit conversion, the result of a mixed mode expression is obtained in the higher most data type of the variables without any intervention by the user. For example: = 10; float b = 25.5f, c; a u » + ov In case of explicit type conversion, the data gets converted to a type as specified by the programmer. For example: int a = 10; double b = 25.5; float c = (float)(a + b); -_= What do you mean by type conversion? How is implicit conversion different from explicit conversion? The process of converting one predefined type into another is called type conversion. In an implicit conversion, the result of a mixed mode expression is obtained in the higher most data type of the variables without any intervention by the user. For example: int a 10; float b = 25.5f, c; ec =a+ ob; In case of explicit type conversion, the data gets converted to a type as specified by the programmer. For example: int a = 10; double b = 25.5; float c = (float)(a + b); In what way is static declaration different from dynamic declaration? In static declaration, the initial value of the variable is provided as a literal at the time of declaration. For example: int mathScore = 100; double p = 1.4142135; char ch = 'A'; In dynamic declaration, the initial value of the variable is the result of an expression or the return value of a method call. Dynamic declaration happens at runtime. For example: int a = 4; int b = Math.sqrt(a) double x = 3.14159, y = 1.4142135; double z= x + y; What do you mean by non-primitive data type? Give examples. A non-primitive data type is one that is derived from Primitive data types. A number of primitive data types are used together to represent a non-primitive data type. Examples of non-primitive data types in Java are Class and Array. Predict the return data type of the following: (i) int p; double q; r= p+q; System.out.printin(r); Answer Return data type is double. (ii) float m; p = m/3*(Math.pow(4,3)); System.out.printin(p); Answer Return data type is double. What are the resultant data types if the following implicit conversions are performed? Show the result with flow lines. int i; float £; double d; char c; byte b; (a) i + c/b; Answer i+ c/b; = int+ char / byte = int + char => int (b) f/d + c*f, Answer f/d + c*f; = float / double + char * float = double + float = double (c) i + f - b*c; Answer i+ f-b*c; > int + float - byte * char = int + float - char = float - char = float (d) (f/i)*c + b; Answer (f/i)*c + b; = (float / int) * char + byte = float * char + byte = float + byte = float (e) i+ f-c + b/d; Answer i+ f-c+b/d; = int + float - char + byte / double = int + float - char + double = float - char + double = float + double = double (f) i/e + f/b; Answer i/c + f/b = int / char + float / byte = int + float = float

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