Determines the type of data that a variable can hold

• Data Type

• Category Type

• Variable Type

• Data

a whole number that can have a positive, negative, or zero value.

• Integer

• String

• Boolean

• Float

any number, letter, space, or symbol that can be entered in a computer.

• Integer

• String

• Character

• Boolean

used to represent text.

• Integer

• String

• Character

• Float

a number that contains decimals.

• Integer

• String

• Boolean

• Float

used for creating true or false statements.

• Integer

• Boolean

• String

• Float

10 == 5 , True or False

• True

• False

10 >= 5 , True or False

• True

• False

10 == 5 && 10 <= 11 , True or False

• True

• False

Used to store information to be referenced and manipulated in a computer program.

• Data

• Variables

• Box

• Container