Activity #16: Research Definition

1. Data:

Data are the pieces of information for which the computer performs some computation or storage function. These data could be textual, numeric, or image or audio/video in format. Normally, data are maintained in some form because it facilitates their retrieval relatively conveniently and also manipulation or analysis.

2.Structure:

Organization of some things in an orderly and systematic manner. In the context of computer science, structure explains how data is organized or ordered within the memory for easier access, especially in terms of searching, sorting, and even alteration.

3.Data structure:

A format in which data is explicitly aligned and stored within the computer so that it may be retrieved as well as changed efficiently. Some of the most popular data structures include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash maps, sets, and trees. All these have their respective usage scenarios, and they maintain the optimized operations for specific purposes.

4.[ ] Square Brackets:

Like this, square brackets are very handy in programming for examples such as the following:
-In an array to refer to or assign values (array[0]).
-In some languages, square brackets are used for optional parameters or elements.
-In regular expressions they denote a character class, for example, [a-z], matching any letter in the character range of lowercase.

5.Curly braces:

used to introduce code blocks in JavaScript, TypeScript, C, Java while grouping statements or instructions, and curvy braces are often found on the context of function definitions, loops, conditionals, and object literals: {key: value}.