Logical or Boolean

Data stored in boolean form can only

be one of two available values.
Think of a light switch its on or of.
Examples include:
YES

TRUE

NO

FALSE

Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric data is any
combination of letters, numbers and
symbols (@#|\/>< etc.)
This data type is also known as a
DL61 ABC
I like fish
string or text.
Examples:
4987 is a lot to pay
for a badger

@*!#

Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric or text/string is used
to hold telephone numbers.
In a computer, telephone numbers
are stored as text.
This is because the telephone
number contains a leading zero and
spaces.

Real
A real number is one which has
decimal places.
Examples:
3.14175

18.01

12.4

Integer
Integer numbers are whole numbers,
no bits, no decimal places.
Examples:
5
-54
999999

Date
Dates can be stored in many diferent
forms.
In the UK we write the date in the form
DD/MM/YYYY e.g. 31/12/2014.
In the US, they use the form MM/DD/YYYY
e.g. 12/31/2014.
Examples:
15/08/19
99

2009/11/
30

12/31/19
99

Other Data Types

Currency Software will automatically add
or $ to data and include decimal places. E.g.
22.99.
Images/Sound Bites/Video Clips Some
databases will allow an images, sound and
video clips to be stored.
For example a photo of a criminal and their
fingerprints on a crime database.