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The document discusses different data types used in programming languages including boolean, byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and string. It provides examples of declaring variables of each data type and describes the possible values that can be stored.

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Computer Programming - Ed10

The document discusses different data types used in programming languages including boolean, byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and string. It provides examples of declaring variables of each data type and describes the possible values that can be stored.

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COMPUTER

PROGRAMMING
DATA TYPES
DATA TYPES
 Are used to distinguish what type of
variable is used in a programming
language.
 A variable can be in the form of whole
numbers, numbers with a decimal point,
characters, or a series of characters.
 Data type allows the programmer to
specify what kind of data is stored in the
computer’s memory.

COMMON DATA TYPES


EXAMPLES :

Boolean
 Boolean data type has only two possible
values which is either a True or a False.
 When declaring a variable using a
boolean data type, one can simply write:
▫ boolean lessonFun = true;
▫ boolean lessonFun = false;

Byte
 A byte data type accepts a number from
-128 to 127. This data type is efficiently
used in saving memory spaces.
 When declaring a variable using a byte
data type, one can simply write:
▫ byte number;
▫ byte number = 22;

Short
 A short data type accepts numeric
data from a minimum value of -32,768 to
a maximum of 32,767.
 When declaring a variable using a
short data type, one can simply write:
▫ short number;
▫ short number = 22;

Int
 A numeric value ranging from -
2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.
 When declaring a variable using an
int data type, one can simply write:
▫ int number;
▫ int number = 22;

Long
 A numeric value ranging from -
9,233,372,036,854,775,808 to
9,223,372,036,854,775,807.
 When declaring a variable using the
long data type, one can simply write:
▫ long number;
▫ long number = 22;
Float
 This data type accepts number with a
decimal point. The value of the float
ranges from 1.4013 x 10 -45 to 3.4028 x 10
+38
.
 When declaring a variable using a
float data type, one can simply write:
▫ float number;
▫ float number = 22.5;

Double
 This data type accepts number with a
decimal point and its value ranges from
4.9407 x 10 -324 to 1.7977 x 10 +308.
 When declaring a variable using a double
data type, one can simply write:
▫ double number;
▫ double number = 22.5;

Char
 Composed of UNICODE characters.
Unicode character is a universal encoding
standard that represents each character in a
computer system.
 When declaring a variable using a char
data type, one can simply write:
▫ char name; name: Kate
▫ char status [20];

String
 A string can contain any sequence of
characters, visible or invisible, and
characters may be repeated.
 Used for data values that are made up of
ordered sequences of characters, such as
“hello world”. When declaring a variable
using a String data type, one can simply
write:
▫ String name;
▫ String name = “hello world”;

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