> Named after George Boole, boolean is the most primitive data type, allowing for one of two values - true or false. Boolean operators are intended to represent truth values. Many languages contain a strict boolean data type, however, several languages, such as C and Lisp represent boolean values as the integers of 0 (false) and 1 (true). In most languages 1 and 0 are interchangeable for true and false.

I suspect the average lay adult pulled off the street would have a hard time understanding this, let alone a child.