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Data Detective Challenge

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What’s inside

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

  1. What is data? (Data can be numbers, words, or other facts.)
    A computer game · A computer screen · A finished report · Raw facts or figures
  2. Why does a teacher record attendance? (Attendance data helps teachers keep track of students.)
    To buy books · To know who is present or absent · To play a game · To watch videos
  3. What data can a smartwatch collect? (Smartwatches can collect information about our activity and health.)
    Classroom chairs · Favourite toys · School books · Steps and heart rate
  4. Why does a smart TV track what you watch? (Your viewing data can help the TV make suggestions.)
    To clean the room · To make food · To print homework · To suggest programmes you may like
  5. How can YouTube use the videos you watch? (YouTube can use viewing data to understand your interests.)
    It can cook your food · It can repair your computer · It can suggest similar videos · It can wash your clothes
  6. Why can Netflix use your viewing data? (Your watching habits help Netflix make recommendations.)
    To clean your TV · To make school uniforms · To measure your height · To recommend shows you may enjoy
  7. How can doctors use patient data? (Health data helps doctors make informed decisions.)
    To choose a movie · To design a school bag · To help decide suitable treatment · To play a computer game
  8. Why is data important? (Useful data helps us understand situations and make better decisions.)
    It always replaces people · It helps people understand facts and make informed decisions · It is only used for games · It is used only for drawing
  9. What happens when raw data is processed? (Processing makes raw data useful and meaningful.)
    It becomes a computer · It becomes a game · It becomes useful information · It disappears completely
  10. Which device can listen to your voice commands? (Voice assistants collect and process voice commands.)
    A chair · A pencil · A school bag · A voice assistant
Answer key
  1. What is data? → Raw facts or figures
  2. Why does a teacher record attendance? → To know who is present or absent
  3. What data can a smartwatch collect? → Steps and heart rate
  4. Why does a smart TV track what you watch? → To suggest programmes you may like
  5. How can YouTube use the videos you watch? → It can suggest similar videos
  6. Why can Netflix use your viewing data? → To recommend shows you may enjoy
  7. How can doctors use patient data? → To help decide suitable treatment
  8. Why is data important? → It helps people understand facts and make informed decisions
  9. What happens when raw data is processed? → It becomes useful information
  10. Which device can listen to your voice commands? → A voice assistant

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