Data Types and Checks

Question 1

Integers

Answer 1

Whole numbers

Question 2

Floats

Answer 2

Numbers that allow a decimal point

Question 3

Boolean

Answer 3

True or False ONLY

Question 4

Strings

Answer 4

Pieces of text

Question 5

Length Checks

Answer 5

Used to determine if the data is long enough (i.e. Checking a phone number is not too long or too short)

Question 6

Range Checks

Answer 6

Used to determine that the data is not exceeding a maximum or minimum value

Question 7

Prescence Checks

Answer 7

Used to determine that something has been entered and that the data is not empty

Question 8

Type Checks

Answer 8

Used to determine the right data type is being used (i.e. Not using String for Integers.)

Question 9

Format Check

Answer 9

Used to determine that the data is in the correct format (i.e. Using @ and .com for emails)

Question 10

Count-Controlled Loop

Answer 10

Used when the number of iterations in a loop is going to occur

Question 11

Record Data Structure

Answer 11

A data structure that stores multiple fields/attributes, where each field can be a different type of data (i.e. dictionaries in Python can store multiple data types)