Database Design
1-2:
Data vs. Information Practice
Activities
Objectives
•
Distinguish between data and information, and provide examples of each
•
Describe and give an example of how data becomes information
Vocabulary
Identify the vocabulary word for each definition below.
Database
A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of
search and retrieval.
Data
Raw material, from which you can draw conclusions
Information
Knowledge, intelligence, a particular piece of data with
a special meaning or function
Try It / Solve It
1.
List specific data that the school collects about each student.
What information could be
gathered using all the student data?
i
GPA for each school semester, the school’s average GPA.
2.
Review an online database such as:
a.
Write examples of data and information related to one of the sites.
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