GCSE Computer Science/AQA GCSE Computer Science/Constants, variables and data types
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- data - facts, numbers and statistics that are not in context so therefore have no meaning. eg, 75p
- information - data in context. eg, the drink costs 75p
- knowledge - the transfer of information between humans. eg, Joe Bloggs told Josh the drink was 75p
- constants - something that never changes e.g Pi
- variable - something thats changes over time eg. x +1 = Y
Data can exist in a number of different formats - typically referred to as DATA TYPES.
The range of data types within this course are: INTEGER REAL BOOLEAN CHARACTER STRING