7.7 - Importance of Data Types
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Practice Questions
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What is a data type?
💡 Hint: Think about how different kinds of values are categorized.
Give an example of a string data type.
💡 Hint: Remember that strings are sequences of characters.
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Why is understanding data types important in programming?
💡 Hint: Recall the benefits of using the right data types in programming.
A string data type can store which of the following?
💡 Hint: Think of your messages or names, they typically contain text.
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Write a piece of code that demonstrates an error that occurs when mismatching data types and fix it through type conversion.
💡 Hint: Consider how to convert strings to integers.
Discuss a scenario where using the correct data type can lead to optimized memory performance in a large application.
💡 Hint: Think about applications that handle large datasets.
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