Data Types and Data Sets

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The rest of the variable name can include any letter, any number, or the ______.

underscore

Create as short a name as possible but one that clearly represents the ______.

variable

Data are unorganized ______.

facts

The most common data types are numeric, character, and ______.

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Numeric is the only data type that can be used in numeric ______.

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Integers are whole ______.

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Program files contain the instructions to tell the computer what to do. Data files contain the data required to execute the program files and the result of the ______.

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Operators are the data connectors within expressions and equations. They tell the computer how to process the ______.

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Operators also tell the computer what type of processing (mathematical, logical, or whatever) needs to be ______.

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Operands are the data that the operator connects and ______.

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The resultant is the answer that results when the operation is ______.

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Expressions and equations make up part of the instructions in the solution to a computer problem. An expression processes data, the operands, through the use of ______.

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Real numbers, or floating point numbers, are whole numbers plus ______ parts.

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The character data set, or alphanumeric data set, consists of all single digit numbers, letters, and special characters available to the computer—a, A, Z, 3, #, &, and so forth—placed within ______ marks.

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An upper case letter is considered a different character from a lower case ______.

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When more than one character are put together, the computer considers this item a String Data—derived from a string of ______.

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Logical data consist of two values in the data set— the words True and ______.

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The data that define the value of a variable or a constant will most commonly be one of three data types: numeric, character (including character string), or ______.

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To find the number of square feet in a room, you would multiply the length of the room by the ______

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An equation stores the resultant of an expression in a memory location in the computer through the equal (=) ______

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The appropriate computer expression for Area = Length * width would have all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

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In a mathematical expression modified for computer use, there must be an operator between variables and/or ______

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A relational expression is used to make ______

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Setting up a numeric expression for computer use involves having all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

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Each of the data types uses what is called a data set. The numeric data uses the set of all base 10 numbers, the plus sign (+), and the negative sign (-); the ______ type uses the set of all characters available to the computer; the logical data type uses the set of data consisting of the words True and False.

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Any numeric item that must be used in calculations resulting in a numeric result must be designated as numeric data type. All other numbers should be designated as ______ or character-string data types, even if data are all numbers.

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The computer stores data internally in memory locations. These data are found by the variable names used by a program. Each variable name is given a memory location, and each memory location can hold one and only one value at a time. When a user enters a new value into the variable location, the previous value is ______.

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These memory locations are temporary, as the internal memory is a volatile memory. Data and instructions are temporarily stored in the computer’s internal memory during the ______.

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When data, information, or programs have to be kept for future use, they are stored externally on an external storage medium such as a hard disk drive in storage areas called ______.

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When the computer expects a certain data type, the user must use that type or the computer will return an error message. Each of the data types uses what is called a data set. The numeric data uses the set of all base 10 numbers, the plus sign (+), and the negative sign (-); the character type uses the set of all characters available to the computer; the logical data type uses the set of data consisting of the words True and False. Any numeric item that must be used in calculations resulting in a numeric result must be designated as numeric data type. All other numbers should be designated as character or ______ data types, even if data are all numbers.

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The rest of the variable name can include any letter, any number, or the ______.

Create as short a name as possible but one that clearly represents the ______.

Data are unorganized ______.

The most common data types are numeric, character, and ______.

Numeric is the only data type that can be used in numeric ______.

Integers are whole ______.

Program files contain the instructions to tell the computer what to do. Data files contain the data required to execute the program files and the result of the ______.

Operators are the data connectors within expressions and equations. They tell the computer how to process the ______.

Operators also tell the computer what type of processing (mathematical, logical, or whatever) needs to be ______.

Operands are the data that the operator connects and ______.

The resultant is the answer that results when the operation is ______.

Expressions and equations make up part of the instructions in the solution to a computer problem. An expression processes data, the operands, through the use of ______.

Real numbers, or floating point numbers, are whole numbers plus ______ parts.

The character data set, or alphanumeric data set, consists of all single digit numbers, letters, and special characters available to the computer—a, A, Z, 3, #, &, and so forth—placed within ______ marks.

An upper case letter is considered a different character from a lower case ______.

When more than one character are put together, the computer considers this item a String Data—derived from a string of ______.

Logical data consist of two values in the data set— the words True and ______.

The data that define the value of a variable or a constant will most commonly be one of three data types: numeric, character (including character string), or ______.

To find the number of square feet in a room, you would multiply the length of the room by the ______

An equation stores the resultant of an expression in a memory location in the computer through the equal (=) ______

The appropriate computer expression for Area = Length * width would have all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

In a mathematical expression modified for computer use, there must be an operator between variables and/or ______

A relational expression is used to make ______

Setting up a numeric expression for computer use involves having all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

Any numeric item that must be used in calculations resulting in a numeric result must be designated as numeric data type. All other numbers should be designated as ______ or character-string data types, even if data are all numbers.

These memory locations are temporary, as the internal memory is a volatile memory. Data and instructions are temporarily stored in the computer’s internal memory during the ______.

When data, information, or programs have to be kept for future use, they are stored externally on an external storage medium such as a hard disk drive in storage areas called ______.

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The rest of the variable name can include any letter, any number, or the ______.

Create as short a name as possible but one that clearly represents the ______.

Data are unorganized ______.

The most common data types are numeric, character, and ______.

Numeric is the only data type that can be used in numeric ______.

Integers are whole ______.

Program files contain the instructions to tell the computer what to do. Data files contain the data required to execute the program files and the result of the ______.

Operators are the data connectors within expressions and equations. They tell the computer how to process the ______.

Operators also tell the computer what type of processing (mathematical, logical, or whatever) needs to be ______.

Operands are the data that the operator connects and ______.

The resultant is the answer that results when the operation is ______.

Expressions and equations make up part of the instructions in the solution to a computer problem. An expression processes data, the operands, through the use of ______.

Real numbers, or floating point numbers, are whole numbers plus ______ parts.

The character data set, or alphanumeric data set, consists of all single digit numbers, letters, and special characters available to the computer—a, A, Z, 3, #, &, and so forth—placed within ______ marks.

An upper case letter is considered a different character from a lower case ______.

When more than one character are put together, the computer considers this item a String Data—derived from a string of ______.

Logical data consist of two values in the data set— the words True and ______.

The data that define the value of a variable or a constant will most commonly be one of three data types: numeric, character (including character string), or ______.

To find the number of square feet in a room, you would multiply the length of the room by the ______

An equation stores the resultant of an expression in a memory location in the computer through the equal (=) ______

The appropriate computer expression for Area = Length * width would have all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

In a mathematical expression modified for computer use, there must be an operator between variables and/or ______

A relational expression is used to make ______

Setting up a numeric expression for computer use involves having all variables, constants, and operators on the same ______

Any numeric item that must be used in calculations resulting in a numeric result must be designated as numeric data type. All other numbers should be designated as ______ or character-string data types, even if data are all numbers.

These memory locations are temporary, as the internal memory is a volatile memory. Data and instructions are temporarily stored in the computer’s internal memory during the ______.

When data, information, or programs have to be kept for future use, they are stored externally on an external storage medium such as a hard disk drive in storage areas called ______.

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