revised: 9/26/98; 07/27/99; 01/17/00; 04/20/00

CHAPTER 8 — Primitive Data Types

Computer memory stores arbitrary bit patterns. Making sense of these patterns involves the use of data types.

Chapter Topics:

Data Types
Primitive Data vs. Objects
The Eight Primitive Data Types of Java
Numeric Data Types
Character and Boolean Data Types
Type Wrappers

QUESTION 1:

Say that you came across the following torn slip of paper. What can it mean?