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Introduction to programming. Beginner notes for data types.

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Data Types Notes

Introduction to programming. Beginner notes for data types.

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VARIABLES: o Common operations: Addition,

 DEFINITION: A named storage location subtraction, multiplication, division,


in computer memory that can hold modulus
different values during program  Floating point or Real:
execution. o Definition: Numbers with decimal
 PURPOSE: To store and manipulate data points
in a program. o Examples: 3.14, -0.5, 2.0
 CHARACTERISTICS: o Common operations: Same as
o Can change value during program integers, but may introduce
execution rounding errors
o Have a specific data type  String:
o Must be declared before use in o Definition: A sequence of
many programming languages characters
 NAMING CONVENTIONS: o Representation: Usually enclosed in
o Usually start with a letter or single or double quotes
underscore o Examples: "Hello, World!", '42',
o Can contain letters, numbers, and "Python Programming"
underscores o Common operations:
o Are case-sensitive in most Concatenation, slicing, length
languages calculation, searching
o Should be descriptive and follow  Boolean:
camelCase or snake_case o Definition: A data type with only
 ASSIGNMENT AND REASSIGNMENT: two possible values: True or False
o Use of assignment operator (often o Use cases: Conditional statements,
'=') flags, logic operations
o Examples of initial assignment and o Representation: Often as 1 (True)
value changes and 0 (False) in memory
o Common operations: AND, OR, NOT
CONSTANTS:
 DEFINITION: A named storage location IMPORTANCE OF DATA TYPES:
in computer memory that holds a fixed  Memory allocation:
value that cannot be changed during o Different data types require
program execution. different amounts of memory
 PURPOSE: To store values that should o Efficient use of memory improves
remain unchanged throughout the program performance
program.  Operation behavior:
 WHEN TO USE CONSTANTS: o Data types determine how
o For mathematical constants (e.g., operations are performed
pi,) o Example: Integer division vs.
o For configuration values (e.g., floating point or Real division
maximum number of attempts)  Type checking and error prevention:
o To improve code readability and o Helps catch errors early in
maintainability development
 NAMING CONVENTIONS: o Prevents unintended operations
o Often in ALL_CAPS to distinguish (e.g., adding a string to an integer)
from variables  Code readability and maintainability:
o May use underscores for multi- o Clearly defined data types make
word names (e.g., MAX_ATTEMPTS) code easier to understand and
modify
DATA TYPES:
 Integer: DECLARING VARIABLES AND
o Definition: Whole numbers without CONSTANTS:
decimal points  Examples of declarations and
o Examples: -3, 0, 42 assignments:
o Integer: age = 25
o Floating point or Real: pi = o Boolean: is_student = True
3.14159 o Constant: MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3
o String: name = "John Doe"

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