Data Type Examples

Question 1

true or false == true

Answer 1

true: True boolean value

Question 2

false and true == false

Answer 2

false: False boolean value

Question 3

x = nil

Answer 3

nil: Represents “nothing” or “no value”.

Question 4

x = “hello”

Answer 4

strings: stores textual information

Question 5

i = 100

Answer 5

numbers: Stores integers

Question 6

i = 10.389

Answer 6

floats: Stores decimals

Question 7

j = [1,2,3,4]

Answer 7

arrays: Stores a list of things

Question 8

e = {‘x’ => 1, ‘y’ => 2}

Answer 8

hashes: Stores a key=value mapping of things