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    Recap

                                   An algorithm is a set of step-by-step instructions in a sequential manner to solve a problem.
                                   The raw data is collected, filtered, sorted, processed, analysed, stored, and then presented in a
                                readable format, called information.

                                   Conditional statements are used in a program to instruct the computer to make a decision.

                                                       Assess Yourself

                            Choose the correct option.

                           1.  What is a flowchart?

                                      a. A type of computer virus                           b. A type of computer

                                      c. A pictorial representation of an algorithm         d. A type of computer processor

                           2.   Which of the following languages can a computer understand?

                                      a.  Binary language                                   b. High level language

                                      c.  English language                                  d. Hindi language

                           3.  Electrical signal 1 stands for              and 0 stands for                  .

                                      a.  OFF, ON                                           b.  ON, OFF

                                      c.  NO, YES                                           d.  EVEN, ODD

                             Tick ( ) the correct statements and cross ( ) the wrong ones.

                           1.   Data is processed information.

                           2.  The number 6 is stored as 0101 in binary.

                           3.  Computer converts the information into binary language.

                           4.  The result of the computer’s decision for a condition will never be true.

                           5.  ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

                      Q     Answer the following questions:
                        A
                           1.  What is information processing?

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