In This Chapter:

Elementary Data Types

Data types fall under several categories and can be divided into the elementary data type, the structured data type, or the abstract data type. The elementary data types are the most basic of all.

Structured and Abstract Data Types

A structured data type is simply a composition of several elementary data types or several other structured data types. An abstract data type is basically a data type that can have the characteristics of an elementary data type or a structured data type.

Storage Management

A good programming habit is not to use too much memory or at least to use memory as efficiently as possible.