Data Application (Gav Thomas) week 4

Question 1

Differences between the GDPR &DPA

Answer 1

General Data Protection Right (GDPR) provides a unified framework across the EU, focusing on sensitive personal data, the GDPR extended the law to those companies that process personal data on behalf of Controllers (Processors).

while the Data Protection Act offers tailored guidelines. The DPA applied only to companies that control the processing of personal data (Controllers).

Question 2

Data Types in Programming

Answer 2

Chars (characters): Stores character data in a fixed-length field. e.g a, 1, !. Single letter, digit, punctuation mark, symbol, or blank space

Strings (str or text) : Sequence of characters, digits, or symbols—always treated as text. e.g hello, +1-999-666-3333

Integers:
stores whole numbers that range from -2,147,483,647 to 2,147,483,647 for 9 or 10 digits of precision.

Floats/Reals: The FLOAT data type stores double-precision floating-point numbers with up to 17 significant digits.

Booleans:
a data type that can only have one of two values: true or false.

Objects (only slightly, we more accurately covered structs)