Data Types Flashcards
1
Q
Integer
A
Is a whole number either positive or negative
2
Q
Real
A
A real numeric data type is a number that contains a decimal positive or negative
3
Q
Date/time
A
Allows date and time to be stored date and time can be in many different formats
4
Q
Character
A
Programming language use data type character ‘char’ take 1b of storage
5
Q
String
A
Allows letters numbers and punctuation marks and symbols to be entered
6
Q
Auto number use
A
ID fields
7
Q
Text use
A
Forename/surname
Address/town/country
8
Q
Number use
A
Age
Number of children
9
Q
Currency use
A
Price
Amount to pay
10
Q
Boolean
A
Insurance
Newsletter
11
Q
Time/date
A
Date of birth
Booking date
