Question

which data type is used for larger blocks of text​

Answer 1

Character data type, commonly known as 'Char' data type is used for storing larger block of texts.

• The data can be in the form of String comprising of a single byte or multiple bytes.
• It can also hold numeric values as well.
• In database management system, a special type of Character data type, known as VARCHAR is used which can hold character data of indeterminate length.