Characteristics of data types Flashcards
1
Q
Text (string)
A
Any group of characters that can be typed
2
Q
Integers
A
A whole number with no fractional part/decimal
3
Q
Floating point (real) numbers
A
A number with a fractional part or decimal
4
Q
Data/time (time stamp)
A
A calendar date and/or time of a day
5
Q
Boolean
A
A data type with only two possible values
6
Q
Character
A
A single character only
7
Q
Byte
A
A number between 0 and 255
8
Q
Currency
A
Numeric, for storing monetary values only
9
Q
Pointer
A
A special data type to store pointers to locations of items in the RAM
