Processing 1. Envision what you hope to achieve before beginning. PROCESSING 2. Think simple. Scientists can gather a lot of 3. Strive to make a good first Input data during experiments. impression. Sometimes they will use 4. Consider functionality. 5. Use what’s best to voice your Process sensors to capture data over a ideas. period of time. In other 6. Put headers first. experiments the scientists Output 7. Incorporate shapes. themselves may be recording 8. Limit the number of fonts readings on a source document. used. Storage They will use statistical 9. Use columns to aid in the presentation methods to analyze the figures 10. Make it fun they have collected and often display the results in a chart Name: Arisha Miller School: President’s College Turor: Miss Grandison Subject: Information Technology Due Date: 27th October, 2016 Forms of Information Information Retrieval and Industrial Data Processing Processing Management Industrial and manufacturing businesses When data is stored it should be accurate in need to carry out different tasks. Data 1. Automation - Carries out processing is used in: Straightforward tasks, such as a way that makes it possible to search for running through a program on a specific data and stored on a suitable storage Computer Aided Design – Using medium. If this is done, then it makes computers to design products. washing machine. They do this without any human involvement at information retrieval easier Computer Aided Engineering and all. Once an automation system has Computer Aided Manufacturing – been switched on it follows a set of Information Retrieval - Information Using special software to develop and predetermined actions to the end. retrieval is when data stored on a computer test products. system is searched for and the relevant Control Systems – Controlling the 2. Process Control – Are used in information is found. processes used when manufacturing manufacturing in which actions are products. changed depending on feedback Information Management - Information We can use information processing from sensors. They are used for management ensures that all date is inputted systems to control machines more complex operations. They accurately, stored correctly, retrieved easily automatically. constantly check the state of play and outputted in a way that provides useful Factories are often largely and change the actions in response. information. automated. Some factories use robots to 3. Commercial Information manufacture goods etc. Processing – Computer Systems are used in many businesses to carry out some time-consuming administrative tasks. E.g. Pay Roll, Orders, Sales, Invoices, Payments, Accounts, Budgets, Correspondences, Marketing and security.
In some Cases, these activities run
fairly automatically; in other cases, employees use software to help them with their work.