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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
What is meant by the term 'Data Type'?
- A term used to describe the process of assigning a value to a variable.
- A description of the type of memory that a given variable will use.
- A description about the type of data a variable holds.
- A description of the types of data that one can enter into a system.
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Question 2 of 10

2. Question
What type of data would be most appropriate to use in the context of developing some media playing software: "Storing the title of a song"?
- Integer
- String
- Real
- Boolean
- Date
- Character
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question
What type of data would be most appropriate to use in the context of developing some media playing software: "Storing the length of a song in minutes/seconds"?
- Integer
- String
- Real
- Boolean
- Date
- Character
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question
What type of data would be most appropriate to use in the context of developing some media playing software: "Storing the status of a song (either playing or not playing)"?
- Integer
- String
- Real
- Boolean
- Date
- Character
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question
What is a variable?
- The value(s) that are entered into the system by the user.
- A memory location which stores a single item of data that can be altered during the running of the program.
- The name given to an item of data in a program.
- A memory location which stores a single item of data that cannot be altered during the running of the program.
- A memory location which stores multiple items of data together under one identifier.
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question
What is a constant?
- The value(s) that are entered into the system by the user.
- A memory location which stores a single item of data that can be altered during the running of the program.
- The name given to an item of data in a program.
- A memory location which stores a single item of data that cannot be altered during the running of the program.
- A memory location which stores multiple items of data together under one identifier.
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question
What is meant by the term 'assignment', when programming.
- Creating a variable or data structure, in order to store data.
- Choosing the data type for a given variable.
- Putting an item of data into a variable.
- Being given a particular problem to solve when the programming team share the various tasks that need to be complete when developing a piece of software.
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question
When a variable is declared, why does the variable's data type need to be stated? Tick the two correct answers.
- The programmer will not be able to carry out the correct calculations without knowing what type of data the variable holds.
- The system will need to know the data type of the variable so that it can allocate the correct size of memory for the variable's data.
- It is simply common practice to state the data type of variables. It is not a requirement.
- The computer will be unable to carry out the correct calculations on the variables unless it knows what type of data they contain.
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question
How much memory will be allocated to a variable with a character data type?
- A single bit
- A nibble
- A byte
- A kilobyte
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
How much memory will be allocated to a variable with a Boolean data type?
- A single bit
- A nibble
- A byte
- A kilobyte
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