Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Identify different data types
Select appropriate data types for a given set of data
Example
Data
19/07/196
5
Boolean
or not?
Not
Reason
Has more than two
available uses
Because the door can be
closed
Date of birth
Door status
Open
Boolean
Number of
staples
34
Not
Has 4 legs
Yes
Boolean
2. Select a data type and explain why youve chosen it for each
field in the table below.
Field Name
Example
Data
Data Type
Title
Mr/Mrs
boolean
Phone Number
0121 222
9999
Alphanume
ric
Uses numbers
Gender
Boolean
Date of Birth
01/01/190
0
Date
Keeps(Stores)data as
dates
Country
Germany
Reason