Attributes in data | Computing | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the term with its definition.

tally

⇔

counts items ✓

pictogram

⇔

uses pictures to show data ✓

data

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collected facts ✓

information

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knowledge from data ✓
What do you use to record data on a computer?

a book

a pencil

a paintbrush

software ✓
Which of these is a type of data?

running

singing

numbers ✓

sleeping
What is a tally chart used for?

counting data ✓

drawing pictures

writing stories

making music
What do you call data shown with pictures?

'pictogram' ✓
Put these steps in order: creating a tally chart.

1

⇔

collect data

2

⇔

add tally marks

3

⇔

count totals

What do you use to record data in a chart?

'tally' ✓
What does it mean to compare objects?

to eat them

to look at similarities and differences ✓

to draw them

to ignore them
Which tool helps to compare data visually?

a spoon

a pictogram ✓

a book

a song
What do you call a quality of an object like its colour or size?

'attribute' ✓
Match the word with its definition.

attribute

⇔

quality of an object ✓

pictogram

⇔

uses pictures to show data ✓

compare

⇔

look at similarities and differences ✓
Why should a pictogram focus on one attribute?

to keep the data clear ✓

to make it colourful

to add more details

to make it fun

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A pictogram could be used to collect different attributes of objects at once.

Each set of data is based on one type of attribute to allow direct comparison e.g. colour, shape or size.