Question

which of the following data types is used to store long block of text​

Answer 1

Answer:

Character data type

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is "memo".

Explanation:

There are various data types available for storing text.

Below are a few examples:

1. "Yes/No" data type stores only the two values "Yes" and "No". This doesn't allow null.
2. "Text" data type stores any kind of text. This might contain both single and multi byte characters. The default size is 2,048 bytes and can store up to 32,767 bytes.
3. Long Text(earlier known as memo): The Long text block refers to alphanumeric characters of length 65,536 bytes and supports various formats like font style, font colors, and highlighting.

The memo is the data type used for storing long blocks of text.

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