BTEC Digital Information Technology: Component 2 - Learning Aim A

Data is...

• A series of numbers or letters that have been processed

• A series of numbers or letters that have yet to be processed

• A series of numbers or letters that make complete sense

• A series of shapes and colours

Information is...

• Shapes and colours

• Data that doesn't need to be processed

• Data that has not been processed

• Data that has been processed

Which of these would be an example of a field name

• Surname

• 6' 1"

• Green

• Red

What are the four main characteristics that are added together to make information (one minute timer)

• Data

• Meaning

• Ideas

• Structure

• Context

Which of these would be an example of data

• Millwall progress to the next round of the cup

• Lions maul Gunners!

• Shock Upset at the Emirates!

• Arsenal 1 - 2 Millwall

Which of these would be an example of information

• Ireland are Rugby World Champions 2019!

• Ireland 17 - 10 New Zealand

• Ireland (W)

• 17 - 10

When data is structured, it is often (not always) split into which two things?

• Records

• Lines

• Fields

• Drawers

The name of the single page that contains a quick and useful summary of data within a certain topic

• Poster

• Fun page

• Advert

• Infographic

Checking that data conforms to certain rules is known as...

• Validation

• Verification

• Vilification

• VAR

Making sure that an input is correct by checking it more than once (for example, when singing up for something, checking the password twice) i sknown as

• Validation

• Verification

• Vilification

• VAR