Which data type matches the string literal "False" used as text?

Which data type matches the string literal "False" used as text?

• A. Boolean
• B. String
• C. Integer
• D. Float

Answer: (B)

Strings are sequences of characters, and in most programming languages a string literal is written with quotes. The text "False" inside quotes is just text, so its data type is String. A boolean stores true or false values, but those are typically written without quotes. Integers and floats are numeric types and require digits (and for floats, a decimal point). Since "False" has no digits and is a text sequence, it matches String.

Strings are sequences of characters, and in most programming languages a string literal is written with quotes. The text "False" inside quotes is just text, so its data type is String. A boolean stores true or false values, but those are typically written without quotes. Integers and floats are numeric types and require digits (and for floats, a decimal point). Since "False" has no digits and is a text sequence, it matches String.