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Data Structures - I : Linear Lists — Question 1

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Question 1

What do you mean by the following terms ?

(i) raw data

(ii) data item

(iii) data type

(iv) data structure

Answer

(i) raw data — Raw data are raw facts. These are simply values or set of values.

(ii) data item — Data item represents single unit of values of certain type.

(iii) data type — A data type defines a set of values along with well-defined operations stating its input-output behaviour.

(iv) data structure — A data structure is a named group of data of different data types which is stored in a specific way and can be processed as a single unit. A data structure has well-defined operations, behaviour and properties.