3.1 Data and Data types Data type Description Examples
Text Any character Ayesha, 0800 759 300
Phone numbers
Data is raw facts and figures that have no meaning until it has been processed.
Integer Whole numbers Number of flowers, Nu
Examples of data include:
Real number Any number with or without a Height 123.43, Weight
decimal number
23092019
Currency Shows data in the format of money £38.74
LT-S13B
Date/Time To show any format of date/time 1st October 2019 or 0
Before data can be processed it must be considered how they will be stored.
Boolean When there are two choices Yes/No Male/Female
The type of data type chosen will depend on what data is to be stored and (Closed answer)
how they will be processed.
Image A photograph An image of a person
Object Additional Component A chart or a graph from
3.2 Information
Limited choice A restricted choice that can be A drop-down list Radi
used to gather certain information
To turn data into information, it must be processed using the following
formula:
3.3 The methods that are used to collect data and store
Information = Data + [Structure] + [Context] + Meaning
data/information and the IT used to support data collection
There are many methods used to collect data and information
Sometimes you don’t need to give structure or context is chosen will depend on:
Structure of data is how something is presented. An example includes dates.
You can structure it as DD/MM/YYYY to get the following 01/10/2019. The ‘D’ ● What data and information that can be used to
stands for date, The ‘M’ stands for month and the ‘Y’ stands for year. ● Where the data and information is to be co
● How the collected data and information will be store
The context of data is what we need to know to make the data make sense. An
example is our date 01/10/2019. The context of this is that it is a UK date. This The internet of things is the interconnection via the intern
is important as other countries such as USA don’t use this format. devices embedded in everyday devices such as watches enab
and receive data
Text Any character Ayesha, 0800 759 300
Phone numbers
Data is raw facts and figures that have no meaning until it has been processed.
Integer Whole numbers Number of flowers, Nu
Examples of data include:
Real number Any number with or without a Height 123.43, Weight
decimal number
23092019
Currency Shows data in the format of money £38.74
LT-S13B
Date/Time To show any format of date/time 1st October 2019 or 0
Before data can be processed it must be considered how they will be stored.
Boolean When there are two choices Yes/No Male/Female
The type of data type chosen will depend on what data is to be stored and (Closed answer)
how they will be processed.
Image A photograph An image of a person
Object Additional Component A chart or a graph from
3.2 Information
Limited choice A restricted choice that can be A drop-down list Radi
used to gather certain information
To turn data into information, it must be processed using the following
formula:
3.3 The methods that are used to collect data and store
Information = Data + [Structure] + [Context] + Meaning
data/information and the IT used to support data collection
There are many methods used to collect data and information
Sometimes you don’t need to give structure or context is chosen will depend on:
Structure of data is how something is presented. An example includes dates.
You can structure it as DD/MM/YYYY to get the following 01/10/2019. The ‘D’ ● What data and information that can be used to
stands for date, The ‘M’ stands for month and the ‘Y’ stands for year. ● Where the data and information is to be co
● How the collected data and information will be store
The context of data is what we need to know to make the data make sense. An
example is our date 01/10/2019. The context of this is that it is a UK date. This The internet of things is the interconnection via the intern
is important as other countries such as USA don’t use this format. devices embedded in everyday devices such as watches enab
and receive data
