1.2 Variables and Data Types

Variables and Data Types

Data is simply information. It can be anything: numbers, words, pictures or even sounds. For example, your age, your name, or the score in a game are all pieces of data.

A variable is just something we use to store a data; just like we use books to store text, we can use variables to store data. We can give a variable a value with the equals (=) sign.