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Can you list the main groups of data types used in Java?

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In Java, the main groups of data types are divided into two categories:

  1. Primitive types:

    • byte — 8-bit integer
    • short — 16-bit integer
    • int — 32-bit integer
    • long — 64-bit integer
    • float — 32-bit floating-point number
    • double — 64-bit floating-point number
    • char — 16-bit Unicode character
    • boolean — logical type (true/false)
  2. Reference types:

    • Classes (e.g., String, user-defined classes)
    • Interfaces
    • Arrays

Primitive types store values directly, while reference types contain references to objects in memory.