iGCSE Data Types

Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Identify different data types
Select appropriate data types for a given set of data

1. Which of the following can be stored as LOGICAL/BOOLEAN

data and WHY?
Field Name

Example
Data
19/07/196
5

Boolean
or not?

Reason

NO

Boolean can only be two

available values.

Date of birth

Door status

Open

YES

It has two valuables.

Number of
staples

34

YES

It has two valuables.

Has 4 legs

Yes

NO

This is Alphanumeric.

2. Select a data type and explain why youve chosen it for each
field in the table below.
Field Name

Example
Data

Data Type

Title

Mr/Mrs

Boolean

Phone Number

0121 222
9999

Alphanume
ric

Gender

Boolean/Lo
gical

Date of Birth

01/01/190
0

Date

Country

Germany

Alphanume
ric

Reason
Data stored in Boolean
form can only be one of
two available valuables.
Data is any combination
of letters or numbers or
symbols.
It has two opposites.
Data is stored in many
different forms, with the
date.
This is known as string or
text.

3. Explain the advantages of storing a yes/no question as

BOOLEAN instead of ALPHANUMERIC.
_With a yes or no question it would be easier to use Boolean because
Boolean allows the use of YES or No or True and False. It would be harder
with alphanumeric because they do not allow full words.
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4. Explain why there is a need to have more than one format

available for storing the date.

iGCSE Data Types

___________________________When it is put into a category it helps you

understand what the data is.
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