Object​ive: Check the accuracy of information in accordance with standard operating procedures

​REVIEW : Give examples of software that you know?

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​WHAT IS DATA?

​DATA is a collection of facts and figures such as values or measurements.

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​The DATA is the raw material to be processed by a computer.

​DATA vs INFORMATION

​When data is processed, interpreted, organized, structured or presented to make them meaningful or useful, they are called INFORMATION.

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​the RAW INPUT is DATA and it has no significance when it exists in that form. When data is collated or organized into something meaningful, it is becomes INFORMATION

​Types of DATA

​1. Numeric Data

​-This data is represented in the form of numbers.

​-This includes 0-9; a decimal point; and the arithmetic operation.

​-binary number and decimal number.

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​2. Character Data

​-this data includes alphabetic data: letter a to z

​-Alphanumeric Data : Letter a to z and decimal numbers or space

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P R O C S S I N GE

​C E Y C L

Six Stages of Data Processing Cycle​

​1. Collection

​2. Preparation

3. Input

4.Processing

​5. Output

​6. Storage

​Activity Time

​Directions: Identify what the sentences in each item describe