What does the Integer data type store?

• A. Decimal numbers
• B. Whole numbers (positive and negative)
• C. True or False
• D. Text

Answer: (B)

Integers store whole numbers without any fractional part. This includes negative numbers, zero, and positive numbers, like -3, 0, and 42. They are stored in binary and have a limited range determined by the number of bits used (such as 8, 16, 32, or 64 bits) in a given language, which defines how large or small the values can be. Decimal numbers or fractions require a different type (floating-point) because they include a part after the decimal point. True or False represents a boolean value, not a numeric quantity. Text is a sequence of characters stored as strings, not numeric values. So integers are specifically for whole numbers with no decimals.