Basic 5 · Computing

Data, Sources and Usage

Notes on Data, Sources and Usage for Basic 5 Computing. Open a topic to start.

  1. Primary Sources of InformationIn this topic you will identify primary sources of information and explain how they are used to collect data.
  2. Secondary Sources of InformationIn this topic you will identify secondary sources of information, including radio, telephone calls, SMS and fax.
  3. Data Types: Integer, Float and DoubleIn this topic you will recognise basic data types used by computers, including integers, floats and doubles.
  4. Making Tables and Diagrams from DataIn this topic you will organise collected data into tables and present it as pictograms and bar charts.