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Computing
Using IT to organise and present data

Starter quiz

  • Match the word to its definition.
    • compare
      ⇔
      looking at two or more things to see what is the same or different ✓
    • data
      ⇔
      numbers, words or pictures collected to learn something ✓
    • information
      ⇔
      important knowledge or facts from collected data ✓
  • Why do we use tally charts?
    • to decorate a room
    • to play music
    • to write stories
    • to organise data  ✓
  • What does a pictogram use to show information?
    • numbers
    • pictures  ✓
    • letters
    • sounds
  • What does it mean to compare data?
    • to sing it
    • to eat it
    • to look at similarities and differences  ✓
    • to hide it
  • Order these steps for creating a pictogram.
    • 1
      ⇔
      decide on the attributes you want to compare
    • 2
      ⇔
      create an empty tally chart
    • 3
      ⇔
      collect the data
    • 4
      ⇔
      create the pictogram
  • Which statement is true about pictograms?
    • All the pictures need to be the same size.  ✓
    • They use numbers to show data.
    • They are used to write stories.
    • They use sounds to display information.
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