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CONCEPT OF DATA

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Contents: 1. Meaning of Data 2. Types of data -Alphabetical Data -Numerical Data -Alphanumeric Data -Voice Data -Visual Data Meaning of Data Data as the name implies is an instruction or any information that can be entered into a computer system. These information are entered into the computer system by the use of inpute devices like the keyboard use in typing, the mouse used for moving the cursor and also clicking, the mouth piece used for talking I.e. making your voice louder to the audience, cameras used in taking photographs and capturing videos, etc       There are dufferent types of data and they are: 1.  Alphabetical Data 2. Numerical Data 3. Alphanumerical Data 4. Voice Data 5. Visual Data 1. Alphabetical data are letters of the alphabet -A-Z that is entered into the computer system using the keyboard. They could be either small letters or capital letters. Examples are A, B, h, etc. 2. Numerical data are numbers that are typed or