Question

What is a variable type? Name three variable types, explain what each type represents, and provide an example of how you might use each one.

Answer 1

Variable Type:

Variable type is an attribute of data which specifies the size and layout of the variable's memory.

Variable Type or Data Type also specifies the range of values that can be stored within the memory and operations that can be performed on the variable.

Three types of Variable Types:

bool, int, float

Boolean

Stores value either true or false. memory 1 byte

bool b = true;

Integer

Stores value which is an integer type.

int a=1;

Float

Stores value which is a single-precision floating-point.

float b=1.3;