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Data Types are simply enough the types of data a variable or field in a database can store. |
Data Types are simply enough the types of data a variable or field in a database can store. |
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| + | == Numerical Data types == |
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| + | Numerical data types are used to represent |
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| + | === Whole Numbers === |
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| + | {{Main|Integer}} |
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| + | These numbers are the numbers that do not contain decimal points. Aside from the lack of decimal points, the only restrictions are memory size and whether the number can be negative or not. |
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| + | === Decimal === |
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| + | {{Main|Decimal}} |
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| + | These numbers contain decimal points. |
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| + | == Character == |
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Revision as of 17:30, 12 April 2010
Data Types are simply enough the types of data a variable or field in a database can store.
Numerical Data types
Numerical data types are used to represent
Whole Numbers
These numbers are the numbers that do not contain decimal points. Aside from the lack of decimal points, the only restrictions are memory size and whether the number can be negative or not.
Decimal
These numbers contain decimal points.
Character
| Data Type | |
| Programming | Character - Floating point Number - User-defined Type - Integer |
| Database | Character - Decimal - Integer - Blob |