Activity #16: Research Definition
DATA : What is data?
In computing, data is information that has been translated into a form that is efficient for movement or processing. Relative to today's computers and transmission media, data is information converted into binary digital form. It is acceptable for data to be used as a singular subject or a plural subject. Raw data is a term used to describe data in its most basic digital format.
Ref: https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/data
STRUCTURE : What is structure?
Structures represent a "named" collection of related data. For anything in a computer more complicated than a list of numbers, structures can be used. For example, to represent any given car, we might want to know how many doors it has, if it has AC, what its max speed is, etc. All of this information relates to a single "Car" entity, and should be saved in a computer using a structure data type. We use the "DOT" notation to access a structure stored in a variable, thus, car.max_speed, car.number_of_doors, car.ac, are all valid references to a structure.
DATA STRUCTURE - What is data structure?
In Computer Science there are two different kinds of data structures.
Primitive Data Structures are basic data structures provided by programming languages to represent single values, such as integers, floating-point numbers, characters, and booleans.
Abstract Data Structures are higher-level data structures that are built using primitive data types and provide more complex and specialized operations. Some common examples of abstract data structures include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs.
[ ]- SQUARE BRACKET - What is Square Bracket?
Square brackets are used to define an array in programming or to access elements of an array. They can also be used to define a character class in regular expressions.
{ } - CURLY BRACES - What is Curly Bracket?
Curly brackets are used to define blocks of code in programming languages like C, C++, and Java. They are also used in markup languages like hypertext markup language (HTML) and eXtensible markup language (XML) to enclose elements and attributes.