Practice Data Types - 4.5.2 | 4. Program Coding | ICSE 8 Computer Applications
Students

Academic Programs

AI-powered learning for grades 8-12, aligned with major curricula

Professional

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design

Games

Interactive Games

Fun games to boost memory, math, typing, and English skills

Data Types

4.5.2 - Data Types

Enroll to start learning

You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions

Question 1 Easy

What data type would you use for a person's age?

💡 Hint: Think of a number without decimals.

Question 2 Easy

What data type is used for a grade such as 89.5?

💡 Hint: Does it have a decimal point?

4 more questions available

Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What is the data type for text in programming?

Integer
String
Float

💡 Hint: Think about how we represent names.

Question 2

True or False: A float can hold a whole number.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what types of numbers can be stored.

2 more questions available

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with advanced challenges

Challenge 1 Hard

Write a program that asks for a user's age (integer), height (float), and name (string). Then print a statement incorporating all three.

💡 Hint: Make sure to use the appropriate data type for each input.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a program that asks for two temperature readings: one in Celsius (float) and one in Fahrenheit (float). Convert the Celsius to Fahrenheit using the formula F = C * 9/5 + 32 and print both.

💡 Hint: Remember to retain decimals in the input type.

Get performance evaluation

Reference links

Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.