Answer to Question #118219 in English for Peggy

Question

Data handling process:
- Data collection
- Data preparation
- Data input
-Processing
- Data output
- Data storage

The first ring of the day is a discussion on birthdays under the theme of the week: ' Seasons'. Mrs Pelo is talking to the twenty learners in her class about their birthdays, which months they are in, what seasons the months fall under, etc.

1.Using the steps in the data handling process, explain how Mrs Pelo can turn this opportunity into a data-handling exercise.

Answer 1

Mrs. Pelo has to influence the process to get valid end results by engaging each and every learner to participate in the exercise by first presenting their birth months as well as the season that they fall in. Then, the information collected is prepared to check their validity. Accurate data that is collected is then recorded and processed in an organized and contextual manner. The data collected also needs to be arranged in a manner that helps searching process and finally the data is stored for future references.