Question

Identify the false statement.

a. A variable of type int can hold any whole number value from approximately negative two billion to positive two billion.
b. You can use the data types byte or short to hold larger values than can be accommodated by an int.
c. When you assign a value to an int variable, you do not type any commas; you type only digits and an optional plus or minus sign to indicate a positive or negative integer.

Answer 1

The false statement is b, as the data types byte and short cannot hold larger values than an int can. Both byte and short have a much smaller range of values than an int.

Step-by-step explanation:

The false statement among the options given is b. You cannot use the data types byte or short to hold larger values than can be accommodated by an int. In Java, a variable of type int can hold whole number values from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. The byte data type can hold values from -128 to 127, and the short data type can hold values from -32,768 to 32,767, both of which are significantly smaller ranges than that of an int.

When you assign a value to an int variable, according to statement c, you indeed do not include any commas. Instead, you write only the digits and, if necessary, a leading minus sign to indicate a negative integer.