What Is Operations?

Operations

Manipulation of data after capturingfrom different sources to achieve the required objectives and results is called operation.

For this purpose, a software(program) is used to process raw data wich is converted to meaningful information.Thus,effectively, a series of actions/operations are performed on raw data to achieve some output or result.

These are categorized into three basic activities:

 

• Data Capturing:

  Data must be recorded or captured in some form befor it can be processed.Data may first be recorded on source documents or given directily through input devices.



• Data Manipulation:The following operations may then be performed on the gathered data.
• Classifying:Organizing data into classes/groups.Item may be assigned predetermind codes,they can be numeric, alphabetic or alpahanumeric.
• Calculations:Arthimetic manipulation of the data.
• Sorting:Data is rranged in logical sequence(numerically or alphabetically).
• Summarizing:Masses of data are reduced to a more concise and usable form.