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Data & Information quiz games for KS3 Computing

3 live games for KS3 Computing, 45 questions. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

Data & Information for KS3 Computing: 3 ready-made live quiz games, 45 questions in all.

The questions cover Data Types, Data vs Information, Validation, Verification, Keeping Data Accurate and Primary vs Secondary Data.

There are 2 practice sets and 1 quickfire round. Question types: 34 true or false, 6 fill the gap, 4 multiple choice and 1 matching.

Pick a set, put the join code on the board and pupils play on their phones. Pupils need no account. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them.

Quickfire: Data & Information

KS315 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false?

    The word 'data' can never include numbers, only text.
  2. 2

    GIGO: true or false?

    GIGO stands for 'garbage in, garbage out'.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    Organisations use data to help them make informed decisions.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Data & Information: Data Types

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Keeping data accurate: true or false?

    Removing duplicate or out-of-date records helps keep a database accurate.
  2. 2

    A database field stores a customer's date of birth. Which data type is most appropriate?

    TextDateBooleanNumber
  3. 3

    A person's name should be stored as ____ data.

    datebooleantextnumber

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Data & Information: Primary vs Secondary Data

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false?

    Secondary data was originally collected by someone else, for a different purpose, and then reused.
  2. 2

    Verification: true or false?

    Verification checks that data has been copied or entered accurately, matching the original.
  3. 3

    Encoding/coding data: true or false?

    Postcodes and subject codes are examples of coded data used in everyday organisations.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

How hosting works

  1. Pick a set and a game mode. The questions stay the same; the game changes.
  2. Put the join code on the board. Pupils join at subjecthub.co.uk/play on a phone or laptop. They need no account.
  3. Play for 1 to 7 minutes. You choose the length before you start.

Free for teachers: host these sets with up to 40 players. You sign up once as a teacher.

See how each game mode plays →

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