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ICT student textbook/Data representation and processing (view source)
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===What is this unit about===
===What is this unit about===
If someone asks you what is data, what would your answer be? Read the following sentences and if you agree, put a tick mark.
If someone asks you what is data, what would your answer be? Read the following sentences and if you agree, put a tick mark.
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#You gather data when you are watching TV.
#You gather data when you are watching TV.
#You gather data when you cook or when you eat.
#You gather data when you cook or when you eat.
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#You gather data when you play
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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.
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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.