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Value

GCSE Computer Science · key term

Value

Definition

An individual item of data used by a program, such as 14 or 'cup'. Every value has a data type.

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AQA GCSE Computer Science · 8525

Paper 1

A data type is a category of data that determines how values are treated and which operations can be performed on them. A value is an individual item of data, such as 14 or 'cup'. Every value in a program has a type.
Revise: Data Type Concept

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Integer
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Value — AQA GCSE Computer Science Definition