Derived Data Types

The data types which are constructed from the Fundamental Types is Called Derived Types.And these are also called as Secondary data types. These are as follows.

     Array: Array is a collection of similar (Homogeneous) data elements which are stored in sequential memory locations’ and all are referred by a common name.

   Strings: Collection of characters enclosed in double quote (““) and ended with null character (‘\0’)

   Pointer: pointer is a variable which        holds the address of another variable i.e. it refers another memory location

Note: The derived data types may be used for representing a single value or multiple values