CDP - Data Collection (F/G)

By Computing Department

Questions on Need for, Data Processing Cycle, Data Collection and Input


1. Each day businesses have to deal with Statements, Invoices, Orders, Payments and letters. Which term best describes this?

    A manual system will deal with this best

    Handles large volumes of information

    The company will have a high wage bill

2. Computers are good at doing the same job over and over again. This is because they are:

    Good at Computer Discount Prices

    Good with large volumes of info

    Good at repetitive tasks

3. What is stage 2?

    Data collection

    Data Processing and Storage

    Data Preparation and Input

    Output

4. What is stage 4?

    Output

    Preparation

    Collection

    Processing

5. Stage 3 is Data Output

    True

    False

6. The information on a credit card is stored ......

    in a bar code

    on a magnetic stripe

    with magnetic ink

7. MICR is

    Make it Computer Readable

    Multi-Access Internet Computer Resource

    Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

    Makes Internet Connection Rapid

8. A series of lines of different thickness found on various goods is a ...?

    Mark Sense Card

    Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

    Range Check

    Bar Code

9. A field length check makes sure that the data entered is in the right range e.g. greater than 0 or less than 120

    True

    False

10. A check digit is a number that is calculated from the other numbers to check the accuracy of the data. It is the last number on a bar code.

    True

    False