Name the eight primitive Java types.

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The eight primitive types are byte, char, short, int, long, float, double, and boolean.

In Java, there are eight primitive data types, and they can be categorized into two groups: numeric and non-numeric.

  1. Numeric Data Types:
    • byte: 8-bit signed integer
    • short: 16-bit signed integer
    • int: 32-bit signed integer
    • long: 64-bit signed integer
    • float: 32-bit floating-point number
    • double: 64-bit floating-point number
  2. Non-Numeric Data Types:
    • char: 16-bit Unicode character
    • boolean: Represents true or false values

So, the correct answer to the question “Name the eight primitive Java types” would be:

  1. byte
  2. short
  3. int
  4. long
  5. float
  6. double
  7. char
  8. boolean