The document discusses different types of data. It defines data as information that has been converted into a format suitable for processing by computers, usually binary digital form. Data types represent the kind of data that can be processed in a computer program, such as numeric, alphanumeric, or decimal. The main types of data discussed are strings, characters, integers, and floating point numbers.

1. What is Data types
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2. Contents
 What is information?
 What is Data ?
 What is Data-Types ?
 Different Types of Data ?
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3. What is information?
 Information is stimuli that has meaning in some context for its receiver.
When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally
referred to as data. After processing -- such as formatting and printing --
output data can again be perceived as information. When information is
compiled or used to better understand something or to do something, it
becomes knowledge.
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4. What is Data ?
 In computing, data is information that has been translated into a form that
is efficient for movement or processing. Relative to today's computers and
transmission media, data is information converted into binary digital form.
It is acceptable for data to be used as a singular subject or a plural
subject. Raw data is a term used to describe data in its most basic digital
format.
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5. What is Data-Types ?
 As its name indicates, a data type represents a type of the data which you
can process using your computer program. It can be numeric, alphanumeric,
decimal, etc.
 in our day-to-day life, we deal with different types of data such as strings,
characters, whole numbers (integers), and decimal numbers (floating point
numbers).
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6. Different Types of Data ?
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