Computing Artificial Intelligence Conceptual 7–9 yrs

Data and Information for Computers

计算机的数据与信息

Description

What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it

Mastery Evidence
  • Define data as information stored in a computer (numbers, text, images, sounds)
  • Give at least three examples of data they create every day (photos, messages, search queries)
  • Explain that a computer only knows what it has been given — it has no knowledge of its own
Assessment Prompt

Could your child explain what 'data' means and give examples of data they create every time they use a phone or computer?