(2)General definition of data types ●In computer science and computer programming,a data type or simply type is a classification identifying one of various types of data,such as real,integer or Boolean,that determines the possible values for that type;the operations that can be done on values of that type;the meaning of the data;and the way values of that type can be stored. DATA 9 Copyright 2019 by Xiaoyu Li.Copyright © 2019 by Xiaoyu Li. 9 (2) General definition of data types  In computer science and computer programming, a data type or simply type is a classification identifying one of various types of data, such as real, integer or Boolean, that determines the possible values for that type; the operations that can be done on values of that type; the meaning of the data; and the way values of that type can be stored