Data Types in Computing for Year 1: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

What is the data type for 'Hello World'?

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String

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Integer

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Float

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Boolean

Question 2

Which data type can only store True or False?

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Boolean

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String

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Character

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Integer

Question 3

Which data type would you use to store someone's age?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Character

Question 4

What is the data type of 3.14?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct way to define a string variable in Python?

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my_string = string

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my_string as string

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string my_string

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my_string : string

Question 6

Which data type is used to represent yes or no values?

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Boolean

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Integer

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Float

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String

Question 7

Which of these characters cannot be used in a string?

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#

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a

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1

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$

Question 8

Why do we use quotation marks when defining a string?

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To indicate the beginning and end of the string.

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To make the string easier to read.

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To stop the string from being treated as a variable.

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To ensure the string is stored in memory.

Question 9

Which option is NOT a valid data type?

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Image

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Number

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Text

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True/False

Question 10

In the Python code 'name = 'John Smith'', what is the data type of the 'name' variable?

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String

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Integer

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Float

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Boolean

Question 11

Which data type can be used to show if something is true or false?

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Boolean

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Integer

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Float

Question 12

Which data type represents numbers without a fractional part?

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Integer

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Float

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String

Question 13

What is the result of the following Python code: `print(str(10))`?

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'10'

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10.0

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10

Question 14

Which data type represents a logical value like true or false?

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Boolean

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Character

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String

Question 15

Which of these options is NOT a data type in Python?

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Array

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Integer

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Tuple

Question 16

What is the result of the following Scratch code: `set [scratch_cat v] to (number + 1)`?

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The value of scratch_cat is set to the result of the addition.

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The value of scratch_cat is increased by 1.

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The value of scratch_cat is decreased by 1.

Question 17

Which of the following is a valid declaration of a double-precision floating-point variable in C++?

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double my_variable;

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float my_variable = 3.14

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int my_variable = 2.71

Question 18

What is the purpose of type casting in programming?

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To convert a variable from one data type to another.

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To check the data type of a variable.

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To compare two variables of different data types.

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a basic data type in computing?

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Function

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 20

Which data type can be used to store whole numbers?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Character

Question 21

'True' is an example of a:

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Boolean

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Integer

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Float

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String

Question 22

Which data type is used for storing text?

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String

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Integer

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Float

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Boolean

Question 23

Which data type is used to store whole numbers, without a decimal point?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Boolean

Question 24

A weather station measures the temperature as 25.1 degrees Celsius. What type of number is best for storing this measurement?

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Decimal number

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Whole number

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Word

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True or False

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a basic data type in computing?

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Date

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Integer

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Boolean

Question 26

Which data type stores a whole number, such as 5 or -10, without a decimal point?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Character

Question 27

Which data type stores a number with a decimal point, such as 3.14 or -5.2?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 28

Which data type stores a sequence of characters, such as "Hello" or "123"?

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String

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Character

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Integer

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Boolean

Question 29

Which data type stores only two possible values: True or False?

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Boolean

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Integer

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String

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Float

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a valid data type in computing?

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Decimal

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 31

Which data type is used to store a measurement, such as height or weight?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Character

Question 32

True or False: All data types can represent any type of data.

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False

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True

Question 33

Which data type would be most appropriate for storing a customer's account balance?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 34

What data type is suitable for storing decimal numbers?

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Float

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Integer

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Boolean

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String

Question 35

Which data type can be used to represent true or false values?

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Boolean

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Integer

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Character

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Float

Question 36

How do you represent the letter 'A' using a character data type?

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'A'

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A

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"A"

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char('A')

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of an integer value?

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10

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3.14

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True

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Hello

Question 38

Which data type is used to represent numbers without any decimal places?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Character

Question 39

What is the name of the data type that can store numbers with decimal places?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Boolean

Question 40

Can a boolean data type only have the values 0 or 1?

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Yes

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No

Question 41

If the variable 'age' is assigned the value 10, what is the value of 'age'?

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10

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'10'

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10.0

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True

Question 42

What is the output of the Python code 'print(type(5))'?

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'int'

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'integer'

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'float'

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'string'

Question 43

Which of the following is not a basic data type in programming?

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Decimal

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Integer

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Boolean

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String

Question 44

Which data type is used for storing numbers without decimal places?

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Integer

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Float

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String

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Boolean

Question 45

What data type should you use to represent a number like 3.14?

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Float

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Integer

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String

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Character

Question 46

Which data type can store text, like your name?

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String

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Integer

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Boolean

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Float

Question 47

What data type can only have two values, `True` or `False`?

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Boolean

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Integer

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Float

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String

Question 48

In the following code `character letter = 'a'`, what data type is the variable `letter`?

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Character

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Integer

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Float

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String

Question 49

Which symbol is used to check if two numbers are equal?

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==

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=

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>

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<

Question 50

What is the result of adding 10 and 5.5?

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15.5

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16

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15

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10.5

Question 51

How do you correctly declare a variable named `num` of type float?

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float num;

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num = float;

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float = num;

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num float;

Question 52

Can you change the data type of a variable after it has been assigned a value?

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No

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Yes