1.4.1 Data types Flashcards
1
Q
what are primitive data types?
A
basic programming building blocks
- represented in different ways inside computer
- need varying amounts of memory
- have different operations performed on them
2
Q
why must variables stored in RAM have a data type?
A
to let the program know how the data will be stored
3
Q
what are the data types?
A
- integer
- real
- character
- string
- boolean
4
Q
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