Data1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is Data? | are raw facts and figures. On its own it has no meaning. It may be inputted and stored in a computer. |
What is Information? | Information is processed data. Information has a context which makes it meaningful. Computers output information. |
What is Knowledge? | Knowledge is derived from information by applying rules to it i.e. it is what you get when you interpret information. |
What is Encoding Data? | Encoding means to replace data with short codes |
Give an example of Encoding Data? | Male/Female encoded as M/F.<br> Blue/Red encoded as B/R |
Give 5 advantages of Encoding Data? | Less storage space is required - saves memory<br> Faster manual input <br> Less chance of transcription errors<br> Greater consistency of data<br> Comparisons are shorter thus speeding up searches |
Give 2 disadvantages of Encoding Data? | The precision of the data may be coarsened through value judgments.<br> The user needs a list of valid codes and their meanings to understand the encoding |
What is a Value Judgement? | A value judgement is a matter of opinion rather than fact. |
Give an example of a Value Judgement | Example: the following data may be collected on a dating agency form - I am: handsome / good looking / average / ugly. |
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Alton College AS ICT
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