Data Types Supporting tagline
In computer systems information can be stored as mainly 4 different manners:
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if data is an integer like: -156, 12, 156, 15687978, … in computer systems the data type used is often INTEGER
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if data is a real like: -156.56, 12.458, 156.01, 15687978.99, … in computer systems the data type used is often FLOAT or REAL
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if data is a character like: a, b, c, l, … in computer systems the data type used is often CHAR
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if data is a sequence of characters like: ‘arcal’, ‘decision support’, … in computer systems the data type used id often STRING