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Unit 6 - Data Types

This document defines and describes various data types including array, ASCII, binary, boolean, character, data type, denary, floating point, hash table, hexadecimal, integer, linked list, list, queue, record, signed and magnitude negative binary, signed binary, stack, string, tuple, two's complement negative binary, unicode, and unsigned binary. It provides brief explanations of each data type.

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Unit 6 - Data Types

This document defines and describes various data types including array, ASCII, binary, boolean, character, data type, denary, floating point, hash table, hexadecimal, integer, linked list, list, queue, record, signed and magnitude negative binary, signed binary, stack, string, tuple, two's complement negative binary, unicode, and unsigned binary. It provides brief explanations of each data type.

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ARRAY

• Data structure used to store one or more rows of values that share
the same data type

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ASCII
• Simple character set that can represent 128 different characters

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BINARY
• Number system in base 2 that computers use to represent data and
instructions

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BOOLEAN
• Data type that can only store one of two values

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CHARACTER
• Data type that stores a single symbol

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DATA TYPE
• Property of a particular piece of data that specifies how the data
should be treated

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DENARY
• Number system in base 10

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FLOATING POINT
• Data type that stores a decimal number

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HASH TABLE
• Data structure that maps values to keys, where the key for a value is
generated by applying an algorithm to that value

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HEXADECIMAL
• Number system in base 16 where each digit represents four binary
digits

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INTEGER
• Data type that stores a whole number

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LINKED LIST
• List that uses pointers to refer to the location of other elements of the
list, allowing it to be reordered without creating a new list

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LIST
• Collection of data elements of the same data type QUEUE Data
structure where elements are removed in the order in which they are
added

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RECORD
• Data structure that permits a combination of different data types

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SIGN AND MAGNITUDE NEGATIVE
BINARY
• Signed binary that has a 0 added to the front if the value if positive, or
a 1 added to the front if the value is negative

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SIGNED BINARY
• Binary values that can store both positive and negative values

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STACK
• Data structure where only the most recently added element can be
removed

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STRING
• Data type that can store a series of characters

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TUPLE
• An ordered list of elements, used to store the data for each record in
a database

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TWO'S COMPLEMENT NEGATIVE BINARY
• Signed binary that converts between negative and positive values by
flipping all bits and adding 1

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UNICODE
• Industry-standard character set that can represent thousands of
different characters

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UNSIGNED BINARY
• Binary values that can store only positive values

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