Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
no edit summary
Line 30: Line 30:  
|[[File:Arabic Numerals.svg|thumb|Numbers]]
 
|[[File:Arabic Numerals.svg|thumb|Numbers]]
 
|}
 
|}
 +
Are you surprised?  All the above are data.  We saw how computers work by converting everything into data.  Whether we see a picture, or listen to a song or perform calculations, we are working with data.  In today's world data is becoming more and more important and we should develop skills of understanding data to make decisions.
 +
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Image of a pottery
 
!Image of a pottery
Line 37: Line 39:  
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
|
+
|[[File:Potter working, Bangalore India.jpg|frameless]]
|
+
|[[File:Potter and his work, Jaura, India.jpg|frameless|300x300px]]
|The potter was gathering data about the mud
+
|The potter was gathering data about the mud, the water, the texture and he was making the pot.  Now you have a photo of the pottery making and it is possible to know about the pot by looking a picture and reading about it.  Is there any difference between what you know and what the potter knows?
|-
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|-
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|
  −
|}
  −
Are you surprised?  All the above are data.  We saw how computers work by converting everything into data.  Whether we see a picture, or listen to a song or perform calculations, we are working with data.  In today's world data is becoming more and more important and we should develop skills of understanding data to make decisions.
  −
 
  −
Look at the following and discuss with your teacher:
  −
{| class="wikitable"
  −
!Image of a pottery
  −
[[File:Potter working, Bangalore India.jpg|frameless]]
  −
!Photo of potter
  −
[[File:Potter and his work, Jaura, India.jpg|frameless|300x300px]]
  −
!'''The potter was gathering data about the mud, the water, the texture and he was making the pot.  Now you have a photo of the pottery making and it is possible to know about the pot by looking a picture and reading about it.  Is there any difference between what you know and what the potter knows?'''
   
|}
 
|}
  −
In this unit, you will be learning about how to read and represent data in different formats.
      
===Objectives===
 
===Objectives===

Navigation menu