Data Types

§3.2.1Foundation and Higher tierAQA GCSE Computer Science (8525)

Data Types sits inside Programming in the AQA GCSE Computer Science specification. Below is the structure the official spec gives it — the areas it covers and the concepts examiners can ask about.

Concepts you need to know

The named concepts the 8525 specification examines in this subtopic. The full what-to-know, how-to-get-top-marks and examiner-expectations breakdown for each lives inside the app.

What is a Data Type?The Five Data Types

Other subtopics in Programming

Programming Concepts Arithmetic Operations Relational Operations Boolean Operations Data Structures Input and Output String Handling Random Number Generation Subroutines and Structured Programming Robust and Secure Programming

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