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# 1.2.1 Basic Data Types

In this lesson, you will explore basic data types in C++. Like other computer languages, C++ has data types for numbers, characters, and Boolean types.

In the table below, you can see the basic data types that will be explored in this lesson.

| Variable Type | Examples                     |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `string`      | “Hello”, “eagle”, “Computer” |
| `char`        | ’s’, ‘H’, ‘Q’                |
| `int`         | 4, -852, 387245              |
| `double`      | 7.8,-11.79835, 56732.8       |
| `bool`        | true, false, 1, 0            |