MY_ASSIGNMNT

DATA TYPES
1. What are they?
a. A data type (or datatype) in programming languages is a set of values and the operations on those values.

2. What roles do they play in database?
a. They determine what kind of data will be processed or will become input.

3. 3 Database Management Systems Program
a. Visual FoxPro
Visual FoxPro is a data-centric object-oriented and procedural programming language produced by Microsoft. It is derived from FoxPro (originally known as FoxBASE) which was developed by Fox Software beginning in 1984.
b. SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) (pronounced /ˌɛskjuːˈɛl/)[1] is a database computer language designed for managing data in relational database management systems (RDBMS). Its scope includes data query and update, schema creation and modification, and data access control. SQL was one of the first languages for Edgar F. Codd's relational model in his influential paper, "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks".[2] and became the most widely used language for relational databases[3][4]
c. FoxPro
FoxPro is a text-based procedurally-oriented programming language and DBMS, originally published by Fox Software and later by Microsoft, for MS-DOS, MS Windows, Apple Macintosh, and UNIX.

Kinds of Data Types and Description
a. integer : In more common parlance, whole number; a number that has no fractional part.
b. floating-point : A number with a decimal point. For example, 3 is an integer, but 3.5 is a floating-point number.
c. character (text ): Readable text