Data in Technology
WHAT IS DATA?
dATA IS a collection of facts or information.
This information can be used to describe, explain, or measure things.
You have been learning about data in maths since you started school.
Visit mathsisfun.com to learn more about data and read the definition of data.
Data comes in many forms. It can be words, numbers and pictures. It can also be sounds, symbols or codes.
Technology lets us present and store data in new and exciting ways. Click the buttons to see different types of data.
Now that you have seen some different types of data go the COLLECTING DATA page.
Read about morse code, a way of sending information using sound, then try your own message in morse code.
Do this Kahoot quiz to check your learning.
Click here to learn more about how soundwaves are data - they give us information