Common Data Types in Programming Languages

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Types in Programming Languages

Integer   drill programming_types

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What is an Integer type in programming?

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A data type that represents whole numbers without fractional parts. Examples: -5, 0, 42

Float   drill programming_types

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What is a Float type in programming?

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A data type that represents numbers with decimal points or in exponential notation. Examples: 3.14, -0.001, 2.5e-4

String   drill programming_types

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What is a String type in programming?

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A data type that represents a sequence of characters. Examples: "Hello, World!", "OpenAI", "12345"

Boolean   drill programming_types

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What is a Boolean type in programming?

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A data type that represents two possible values: true or false. Used for logical operations and control flow.

Array   drill programming_types

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What is an Array type in programming?

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A data structure that stores a collection of elements of the same type in a contiguous block of memory. Elements can be accessed by their index. Example: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

List   drill programming_types

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What is a List type in programming?

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A data structure that stores a collection of elements, often of different types. Unlike arrays, lists can dynamically grow or shrink in size. Example: [1, "two", 3.0, true]

Dictionary/Hash   drill programming_types

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What is a Dictionary or Hash type in programming?

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A data structure that stores key-value pairs, allowing fast lookup of values based on their unique keys. Example: {"name": "Alice", "age": 30, "city": "New York"}

Set   drill programming_types

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What is a Set type in programming?

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A data structure that stores a collection of unique elements without any specific order. Useful for membership testing and eliminating duplicate entries. Example: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

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Last Updated: 2024-10-30 16:43:54