countable or uncountable

[white little bird]

Hi, I have a question related to nouns.

If my PC receives (different) data twice, say, from a PC "A" and a PC "B",
could I write:

"There have been (two) data receptions from both a PC 'A' and a PC 'B'",

or

"There has been data reception from both a PC 'A' and a PC 'B'"?

Also, I understand the word "data" is uncountable, but when mentioning the above data, which one is correct,
"data of two different types" or "two different types of data"?

Thanks in advance

[Tdol]

Data is not always uncoutable; some use it as a plural, with datum as the singular. You will hear scientists and statisticians say 'these data are', though most people use it uncountably. I would say 'Data has been received from both PC A and PC B'. You could use both "data of two different types" and "two different types of data". However, are they different types of data or different sources?

[white little bird]

Thank you for your reply.

Okay, so data could be both singular and plural, thanks.

I meant the data of the same source, like, one is encrypted, and the other is decrypted, or something like that.
I guess in that case you could say "data of two different types", no?

Thank you again.

[Tdol]

In computing, I normally see it used as an uncountable noun. And the answer to your question is yes.