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Details
can be found in the chapter. |
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2(a)
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(i)
(ii) |
Converting
the data into machine readable form ready for processing.
The document used to collect the data. |
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(b)
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The
address needs to be broken down into street, town or similar.
Name should be broken down into Surname and Forenames. Some
of the sections are confusing and it is not obvious what is
required. The order of the items is not always logical. The
most important information should come first. |
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(c)
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The form should be re-designed taking into account the comments
made in (b). |
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3(a)
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The
first 5 letters of the surname are KENNE
Born in 1949
Male born in 09 (i.e. September)
Born 20th of September 1949
S and E are the initials of the first name. |
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(b)
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Data
are the raw facts and figures whereas information is the meaning
attached to them. KENNE409209SE9IB is data and the meaning as
outlined in the answer to part (a) is classed as the meaning
to the data which turns the data into information. |
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Compare
the answer with forms collected from real organizations. Items
should be in a sensible order with important items near the
top of the form. |
