Data and Information WJEC GCSE ICT Starter Testing

Data and Information WJEC GCSE ICT

Starter: Testing Existing Knowledge Data & Information Sort: Open the Power. Point: WJEC ICT GCSE Theory 4. Data and Info Data Information Sort Put each purple box under the correct heading, depending on whether you think it is data or information.

Data Information 123424331911 211192 My birthday is 21/11/92 A* I will get an A* in ICT 32 There are 32 cars in the car park Drag the purple boxes under the left or right headings, depending on whether it is information or data.

Objectives Understand the difference between data and information. Be able to identify data, information and knowledge. Suggest why data, information and knowledge is used. .

Data Something without direct meaning or context. Words, Numbers, Dates, Images, Sounds etc (anything in fact). data consists of raw facts and figures e. g. readings from sensors, survey facts, etc Garage 31 September Apple Can 19948372 2973 TV Digitise 45% £ 34 92827392901

Information Data which given a context. Information is data with a meaning. information is data which has been processed by the computer Normally part of a sentence. Garage 31 September Apple Can 19948372 2973 TV Digitise 45% £ 34 92827392901 There are 45% of people who own a TV. The lowest priced car service in September was at a small Garage, priced at £ 34.

Turning Data into Information £ 34. 50

Information into Knowledge Understand the information and learn from it. We apply rules to it to learn. Draw conclusions, make judgements or opinions. Make predictions and decisions. An example: In 2009, Orange became the UK’s most popular Apple i. Phone distributor, outselling its rival operator o 2. It continues to have the biggest data network in the UK, but the lowest monthly usage allowance. To survive and sustain this growth, Orange need to assess their monthly usage and rival that of it’s competitors. Exploring new handsets as the become available will also contribute to this. Orange, UK, i. Phone, o 2, Biggest, Allowance Most sales of i. Phone in 2009. Beaten o 2 in sales to date.

Review DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE

Quality of Data What happens if you put wrong data into a computer when it is processed? What type of information will you get out? What type of knowledge will result from it? Garbage In Garbage Out (GIBO)

Today’s Activity Complete the worksheet on data: Unit 1 Data and Information Data Information and Knowledge Activities

Objectives Understand the difference between data and information. Be able to identify data, information and knowledge. Suggest why data, information and knowledge is used. .

Plenary What is data? Give an example What is information? Give an example What is knowledge? Give an example. Explain each of the above in context of a sweet shop. Explain each of the above in context of a travel agent. Online review games: www. teachict. com/gcse/theory/datainfo/teacher/datainfo_starters. htm