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Data

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is data?
a)
Individual pieces of information
b)
A character from Star Trek
c)
Knowledge
d)
Information
2.
If someone took your data without asking, which law would they be breaking?
a)
Data Protection Law
b)
Copyright Law
c)
Terms And Conditions Law
d)
Identity Theft Law
3.
What is an example of data?
a)
17
b)
John - 15, Eric - 12
c)
Liverpool scored 4 goals at the match
d)
57 pupils like English more than Maths.
4.
Which of these can you take data from?
a)
Microsoft Word 
b)
Microsoft Powerpoint
c)
Microsoft Excel
d)
All of the above
5.
Which is a way of gathering information?
a)
Questionnaire 
b)
Email
c)
Online survey
d)
All of the above
6.
What datatype is used for yes/no?
a)
text
b)
boolean
c)
numbers
d)
memo
7.
Which datatype can store both text and numbers
a)
Boolean
b)
Image 
c)
number
d)
Text
8.
A sensible way to store someone's height would be in
a)
millimeters
b)
meters
c)
centimeters
d)
kilometers
9.
The ability to form judgements and opinions.  To make predictions and decisions based on that understanding.
a)
Data
b)
Information
c)
Knowledge
d)
Erroneous data
10.

What are numbers, pictures or words without context known as?

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

11.

What are a collection of words, numbers or pictures with meaning known as?

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

12.

The statement 'it was raining outside' is which of these?

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

13.

Which of the following is NOT an example of data?

a)

301062

b)

Blue

c)

32, Primrose Hill

14.

'The petrol gauge was showing almost empty. I decided to look out for the next petrol station'. What is the statement 'I decided to look out for the next petrol station' an example of?

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

15.
Information is gained from data
a)
True
b)
It depends
c)
False
d)
Sometimes
16.
Choose the correct answer. The following businesses use information
a)
Factories
b)
All three
c)
Online retailors
d)
Shops
17.
Which answer is false. A supermarket needs information to....
a)
Know what products to sell
b)
Have something to read
c)
Know when to sell certain products
d)
Find out what sells best in different parts of the country
18.
Which answer is not true . Information is
a)
Processed
b)
Structured
c)
Organised
d)
Random
19.

Which is the most suitable program for storing large quantities of data?

a)

Database

b)

Presentation

c)

Animation

20.
A form of coding data is 
a)
Male, Female
b)
M or F
c)
Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large