Data is information used by a video game. The name or hit points of a game character is data that must be stored and changed during the course of your game.

Literal

A literal is data typed directly into your game's source code.

Value

A value in math is a numerical value. In programming, it can be any type of data usable by that specific programming language.

Data Types

A data type is a specific kind of data used by a computer language. The reason there are data types is because there are different ways of dealing with different kinds of data. Common data types include strings, integers, and real numbers.

At a machine language level, all data is the same — binary.

Data Structures

A data structure is like a container that holds data while your game is running. Common data structures include variables, arrays, and types.

Related Pages

• Binary Data
• Computer Science
• Data Structure
• Data Type
• File
• Input
• Literal
• Output
• Programming

Links

• Data at the PlayBasic Wiki
• Data at the Basic4GL Wiki
• Data at the Game Maker Wiki
• Data at the thinBasic Wiki