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Chapter 6 Data Types
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Data type should match real world problem space.
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The contemporary concepts of data typing have evolved over the past 40
years.
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In late 70’s, user defined Data Type is developed and it led to object-oriented
design & programming.
Primitive Data Types
Character String Types
User-Defined Ordinal Types
Array Types
Record Type: In C++, it is "struct".
Pointer Types