DATA STORAGE

Data Storage

Data Storage

Introduction

In this paper I will explain why the accuracy of Data input is important. The accuracy of Data input is important and used for so many reasons. The many different things to consider when deciding which technique to use for the best Data input. The world now communicates with computers through input and output devices. The typical user will enter the input Data into his or her system through input devices and receives output information through output devices. It's tremendously imperative for businesses of today to select the right input and output hardware for its current information system. The most frequent areas of input devices in the business world of today are the printed questionnaires, telephone surveys, bank checks, retail tags, and long documents.

Accuracy of Data Input

a. Printed questionnaires

Printed Questionnaires in the printed form are frequently used in all businesses today. The greatest form of Data input would be the use of the keyboard. The keyboard is the best choice, but the most rational choice as well. Keyboard; aside from avoiding uncertainty from unclear handwriting or other methods, and because most input Data consists of letters and numbers. In addition, people are usually familiar with how to use keyboards and with the layout of the keys. Thus, little training is required for users to become familiar with keyboards (Stair & Reynolds, 2006).

In today's world, it's no longer normal to type documents on a typical typewriter anymore. With the use of the computers and word processing programs to type long documents is made easier and there is more accuracy with the programs. A computer is ineffective without some form of a keyboard; as a result it's the most reasonable choice for an input device. To help with the input device, the best output device would be a printer to print the questionnaires. The input and output device that a business selects depends what information the company would like to analyze for

b. Telephone survey

Surveys conducted by telephone are also a frequent business choice that many companies are using. One of the best techniques for this input device is to use a voice activated input devices. This equipment could be programmed to work together with other computers to routinely to become familiar with survey responses. This idea would change the need for personnel to manually input the Data, and reduce the number of mistakes in a survey. Voice activated computer input equipment would allow for quick problem-solving and critical Data to be processed.

c. Bank checks

Bank checks are a means of secure input and output Data. One of the best input Data for a bank checks would be MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) a magnetic scanning input device. With the volume of checks that arrive at banks daily there's a need for a system that can read checks fast. This type of system is capable of reading the numbers that are located at the bottom of the personal checks and automatically adjust the accounts ...