Data type
A computer works on a set of given instructions; it cannot differentiate between a number and a character. For example, if you write some numbers, such as 12345, and some character, abcsd, it cannot tell integers from characters. So, data types are used for this. The datatype tells which type of data is being used or referenced in a statement.
In all programming languages (C, C++, Java, JavaScript), data types are used. Every data type has a specific function of storing data. Many classical computer programming languages require you to specify the data type when you declare a data object. JavaScript does not have this requirement. Similarly, some databases require declaration of the data types for storing data.
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