FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SSS3 SECOND TERM              

WEEK 10

INTRODUCTION TO DATA PROCESSING

Contents

• Definition of terms
• Stages of Data Processing
• Methods of Data Processing
• The Electronic Computer

Data Processing is the process of producing meaningful information from raw data.  It describes the series of actions taken to produce useful information by collecting all items of data together and performing operations on them.  The aim of data processing is to convert raw data into information.

Data: Data represent the raw unprocessed input element introduced into a system from which useful information is extracted.  Data is used to describe the facts and figures obtained which have not been grouped, related or evaluated in any way.

Information: Information consists of data which have been recorded organized classified and processed into useful.... View More