Data Types

p {margin: 0; padding: 0;} .ft00{font-size:18px;font-family:NimbusRomanRegular;color:#000000;} Data Types When looking at a table’s design features, one can see the types of data that are used. Most data types use text or numbers in some form. Different types of data use varying amounts of storage. The amount of memory available to store data helps a designer choose which data types to use. A designer should consider a data type that stores the necessary data while using as few bytes of storage as possible. Steps for Completion: 1. List two types of data that use numbers Answer: Integer and Float 2. Which data type uses eight bytes of data? Answer: Double Precision 3. Which data type uses double the number of characters for storage? Answer: Unicode Text 4. Which data type has a numeric range of zero to 255? Answer: Unsigned Byte 5. Which data type does not allow for Unicode characters? Answer: ASCII Text 6. Which data type has a date range of 1900 to 2079? Answer: Smalldatetime