What is data type conversion? Explain.

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Q. What is data type conversion? Explain.

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Concept understanding — Variables, Identifiers and Data Types in C

A variable is a named location in memory whose value can change during execution. Before a variable is used it must be declared, which tells the compiler its name and the data type of the value it will hold.

The name given to a variable is an identifier. The rules for forming an identifier (or variable) name are: it may contain only letters, digits and the underscore _; it must begin with a letter or underscore (not a digit); it must not be a keyword; and it must contain no spaces or special symbols. Thus area, sum_1 and _count are valid, while 2x, net pay and int are invalid. …

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Type conversion changes a value from one data type to another, either automatically or by casting.

Data type conversion means converting the value of a variable or expression from one data type to another. There are two kinds:

Implicit conversion (automatic type conversion): the compiler automatically converts a lower type to a higher type when different types are mixed in an expression, for example an int is converted to float in 3 + 2.5. …

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