Steps for Information Processing

Acquisition-
‘‘Students decide to collect money each week for social service’’
‘' Jenny acquires data each week by recording on paper the amount raised and the date’’
Input-
‘’They use a spreadsheet to monitor the collection’’
‘’ She then inputs this data into the spreadsheet using the keyboard’’
Validation-
‘‘The data is validated by inbuilt formulas that check the amount is reasonable’’
Manipulation-
‘‘The data for each week is manipulated using a formula to total the amounts’’
Storage-
‘‘The file is saved to the hard drive after processing’’
Retrieval-
‘‘On the next collection day, the file is retrieved and new data added’’
Output-
‘‘On the next collection day, the file is retrieved and new data added’’
Communication-
‘‘Copies are printed, communicating the information to all students by hand’’
Disposal-
‘‘At the end of the year, when the file is no longer needed, Jenny deletes the file from her computer’’

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The BTO Plusdeck EX is for all you people out there that are unwilling to convert to more updated technology. Plusdeck EX has the capability of converting mp3 files into analogue files and then able to be dubbed on to a cassette tape. It is all USB powered so its relatively simple to set up and get underway quickly. Other nifty features this otherwise simple looking machine features are phono jacks so the older generation can play and rip there vinyls, 7.1 surround sound support, mobile phone in and the capabilities to record and convert FM and AM radio into mp3 files.
I don’t think this is going to be too successful due to the world we live in today. They don’t really sell cassette players or blank cassettes to record to anymore and with technology being constantly updated each and every day those old formats will soon be a thing of the past. It’s also pretty pricy at $300 . Saying that I would still be one to buy this product for some of the other features it includes such as recording radio and for ripping my vinyls to my computer.
The BTO Plusdeck EX is available at ThinkGeek (http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/digital-conversion/92cd/) at a price of $300