Define Data types and list them.

Data types are the characteristics of a field that specifies what kind of data can be stored in the given field is called data types. The following are the data types used in MS Access.

S.N	Data Type	Purpose/use	Size
1.	Text	Alphanumeric characters	0-255 characters / 256 characters
2.	Memo	Alphanumeric characters	0-65,535 characters / 65,536 characters
3.	Number	Numeric Values	Integer (2 bytes) Long integer (4 bytes)
4.	Date/Time	Date and time data	8 bytes
5.	Currency	Currency data	8 bytes
6.	Auto-number	A sequential unique serial number automatically increased by 1	4 bytes
7.	Yes/No	Logical Values	1 bit
8.	OLE object (Object Link Embedded)	Pictures, audio, video, graphics, documents	1GB
9.	Hyperlink	Link with several applications and websites	2048 characters
10.	Look, Wizard	Create a field that allows selecting a value.	4 bytes