Chapter 8

1. What data type is used to store whole numbers?

   INT

2. What is a floating-point number?

   A decimal number.

3. What data type is used to store a floating-point number?

   REAL or LREAL

4. What data type would you use to store the result of 3/2?

   REAL or LREAL

5. What is a strongly typed language?

   A language that evaluates data types before an operation is preformed.

6. What is a data type?

   The type of data a variable can hold. For example, a whole number or string of characters.

7. What is a weakly typed language?

   A language that does not evaluate data types before operations are preformed .

8. What is a dynamically typed language?

   A language that figures out the data type for you.

9. What is a statically typed language?

   A language that requires you to explicitly declare the data type of a variable.

10. Is CODESYS dynamically or statically typed?

    Statically typed.