Complete the sentences

1) Data are …. 2) Processing is …. 3) Data processing is a series of …. 4) There are four types of resources: …. 5) There are five basic operations of all data process­ing systems: …. 6) The general group­ings of any data storage hierarchy are as follows ….

3. Choose the right answer:

1) The necessary data are processed by a … to become useful information.

a) computer;

b) storage;

c) calculator.

2) … is a series of ac­tions or operations that convert inputs into outputs.

a) processing;

b) inputting;

c) data.

3) We use the term data processing system to include the resourc­es that are used … the processing of data.

a) to enter;

b) to accomplish;

c) to store.

4) Materials, such as …, are consumed in great quantity.

a) books;

b) records;

c) boxes of paper and printer rib­bons.

5) Facilities are required … the computer equipment, people and materials.

a) to house;

b) to convert;

c) to store.

6) … is the process of entering data, which are collected facts, into a data processing system.

a) Controlling;

b) Storing;

c) Inputting.

7) … is saving data or information so that they are available for initial or for additional processing.

a) Controlling;

b) Storing;

c) Inputting.

8) … is the process of producing useful infor­mation, such as a printed report or visual display.

a) Controlling;

b) Storing;

c) Outputting.

9) … is directing the manner and sequence in which all of the above operations are performed.

a) Controlling;

b) Storing;

c) Outputting.

10) Data elements are meaningful collections of ….

a) related characters;

b) related records;

c) related data elements.

4. Answer the questions to the text:

1) What is processing? 2) What is data processing? 3) What does the term of data processing system mean? 4) How many types are there? 5) What do people provide? 6) What are consumed in great quantity? 7) What are required to house the equipment, people and materials? 8) What basic operations does a data processing system include? 9) What is inputting / storing / outputting / controlling? 10)How did ancient Egyptians convert facts into useful information? 11) When were mechanical aids for computation developed? 12) What does data storage hierarchy mean? 13) What are characters/data elements/records/files? 14) What is a data base?

5. Find as quickly as possible and read out the sentences containing the following important information:

• the resourc­es that are used to accomplish the processing of data;
• five basic operations of data process­ing systems;
• the general group­ings of any data storage hierarchy.

*6. Try to tell the gist of the text.