DATA

DATA

1. Essential element for which all computers work.

   • TYPES OF DATA
     • Determines how it is represented on the computer and the types of process they can have
     • SIMPLE
       • Essential values in any programming language
         • NUMERIC
           • Integer numbers: do not contain decimal points and cover negative and positive
           • Real numbers: long numbers with decimal points. Also negative and positive
         • LOGIC
           • Boolean numbers
           • Only true or false. Yes or no. For determined conditions
         • ALPHANUMERIC
           • Character data: contain only one character: digits or special symbols. They can't be used for arithmetic operations.
           • String data: combine alphabetic, special and numeric characters. They have to be encased in quotation marks.
     • COMPLEX