Collecting data for a purpose | Computing | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- formula
  
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  needed to do a calculation, must start with the = symbol ✓
- cell reference
  
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  the location of a cell, made up of a column name and a row number ✓
- fill tool
  
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  a tool that fills the selected cells with repeating values ✓
What formula would you put in cell D1?
- '=A1*C1' ✓
What formula would you put in cell D2?
- '=A2/C2' ✓
What formula would you put in cell D3?
- '=A3+C3' ✓
What formula would you put in cell D4?
- '=A4-C4' ✓
What formula would you put in cell D5?
- '=A5*C5' ✓

Match the keyword to the definition.
- data
  
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  facts and figures ✓
- information
  
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  facts and figures that have been organised so that they have meaning ✓
- primary
  
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  data that you have collected and that you are using yourself ✓
- secondary
  
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  data that somebody else collected and that you are using ✓
You are using government statistics on how many children have smartphones. What is this is an example of?
- primary data
- secondary data ✓
You create a poll you give to your class to ask if they have a smartphone. This is ______ data.
- 'primary' ✓
Is this data or information?
- data
- information ✓

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Data and information are the same thing.

Data and information are realted but are different. Data is raw facts and figures whilst information is data that has been processed to have meaning.