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===What is this unit about===

===What is this unit about===

If someone asks you where is data, what would your answer be?  When we see, we are gathering data.  When we eat, our tongue gather data.  When you cook you gather data.  Gathering data from the environment, analyzing and understanding and decision making are important for survival.  Imagine human beings hunting and roaming in the forests - if they encounter a wolf, they should process the data and quickly run for cover.  So, gathering data ad using for decision making is not new. Throughout history, people have observed that animals also gather data - there have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdote anecdotes] of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15945014 animals behaving differently] before an earthquake.   

If someone asks you what is data, what would your answer be? Do you agree with the following: 

 

 

 

 

 

Think about this.  Are you gathering data when you see?  When you eat? When you readWhen we see, we are gathering data.  When we eat, our tongue gathers data.  When you cook you gather data.  Gathering data from the environment, analyzing and understanding and decision making are important for survival.  Imagine human beings hunting and roaming in the forests - if they see a wolf, they should process the data and quickly run for cover.  So, gathering data and using for decision making is not new. Throughout history, people have observed that animals also gather data - there have been stories of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15945014 animals behaving differently] before an earthquake.   

Gathering data, analyzing and making decisions is not new to human beings. Can you guess what may be different about this unit? Yes - you are correct! Digital technologies have changed the way we are gathering data and representing data.  Discuss with your friends, in groups, all the word that come to your mind when you say data. Now look at the following and classify whether the following are data or not.

Gathering data, analyzing and making decisions is not new to human beings. Can you guess what may be different about this unit? Yes - you are correct! Digital technologies have changed the way we are gathering data and representing data.  Discuss with your friends, in groups, all the word that come to your mind when you say data. Now look at the following and classify whether the following are data or not.