Read the dialogue and mark the statements true or false. (T-Tim, S- Sandy)
T: Sandy, could you give me some advice on storage devices?
S: Sure. How can I help?
T: I'm a bit worried about my computer at home.
S: Right.
T: I've got lots of music and photos on my computer and I think I should back them up.
S: I know what you mean.
T: What should I buy?
S: I'd recommend an external hard drive. That's what I've got at home. How much can you spend?
T: $200.
S: That should be fine. You should be able to get something good for that. Oh, one thing: I'd really recommend you get one that backs up automatically from your computer when it is connected.
1 Tim needs the storage device for work. T/ F
2 Tim wants to backup music and photos. T / F
3 Sandy recommends an external hard drive. T / F
4 Tim can spend $300 on the storage device. T / F
5 Sandy recommends a storage device with a special feature. T / F
Read the dialogue and answer the questions. [ I = IT expert; C = Colleague]
I: Right, the first step in the process is you gather the raw data which you want to process. That's called collection. OK?
C: Yes, data collection.
I: Good. The second step is you create categories to organise the data into relevant groups. We call that sorting. Understood?
C: Sorting, right.
I: Then we arrange and systemise the data. That's coding. Got that?
C: Yes, I think so. The third step is coding.
I: After that, we enter the data into a system. That's entry.
C: OK.
I: Then, we clean the data and double-check for faults and inconsistencies. That's the validation part of the process.
C: Fine. Validation.
I : Finally we format and arrange the data so that it can be analysed. That's tabulation. All right?
C: Thanks very much.
I: No problem.
1 What is validation? Clean the data and double check for faults and consistetenies
2 What is the third step? The sort step is coding
3 Creating categories to organise the data into relevant groups? sorting
4 The process of gathering the raw data? Data collection
5 What is tabulation? Formatting and arranging the data so that it can be analysed