Monday, August 17, 2009

MY_ASSIGNMNT

what is a data type?

A data type in programming languages is a set of values and the operations on those values.

what is its role?

Almost all programming languages explicitly include the notion of data type, though different languages may use different terminology. Most programming languages also allow the programmer to define additional data types, usually by combining multiple elements of other types and defining the valid operations of the new data type.

what comprises a data type?

* integers
* floating point numbers (decimals)
* alphanumeric

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