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Data Collection MCQs (25) — Answers at End

Data Collection MCQs (25)

1) What is Data Collection?

A. Data deletion
B. Gathering data from sources
C. Data visualization
D. Data encryption

2) Primary data means?

A. Collected first-hand
B. Old reports
C. Internet data
D. Archived data

3) Secondary data example?

A. Survey
B. Interview
C. Government reports
D. Observation

4) Which tool collects form responses?

A. Google Forms
B. Photoshop
C. VS Code
D. VLC

5) Web scraping collects data from?

A. APIs
B. Websites
C. Sensors
D. RAM

6) API is mainly used for?

A. Manual typing
B. Automated data access
C. Data deletion
D. Printing

7) IoT devices collect?

A. Sensor data
B. Static files
C. Random images
D. Software code

8) Survey data is usually?

A. Structured
B. Audio
C. Video
D. Binary

9) Real-time data example?

A. Live stock prices
B. Monthly report
C. Old logs
D. Backup files

10) Batch data collection means?

A. Instant stream
B. Collected periodically
C. Never stored
D. Random

11) Interviews are?

A. Primary data method
B. Secondary data
C. Metadata
D. Backup data

12) Data from logs is called?

A. Machine-generated data
B. Manual data
C. Paper data
D. Audio data

13) Which is qualitative data?

A. Customer feedback
B. Salary numbers
C. Age
D. Marks

14) Quantitative data means?

A. Numeric data
B. Images
C. Audio
D. Text only

15) Data validation ensures?

A. Accuracy
B. Deletion
C. Formatting only
D. Encryption

16) Sample data means?

A. Entire population
B. Small subset
C. Fake data
D. Duplicate data

17) Population in data analytics means?

A. Total group
B. Small group
C. Random group
D. Deleted data

18) Data collection bias leads to?

A. Wrong analysis
B. Faster results
C. Better visuals
D. Encryption

19) Manual data entry risk?

A. Human errors
B. Faster automation
C. AI accuracy
D. Backup

20) Structured data example?

A. Excel table
B. Video
C. Audio file
D. Image

21) Unstructured data example?

A. Social media text
B. SQL table
C. CSV file
D. Spreadsheet

22) Observation method means?

A. Watching behavior
B. Coding
C. Deleting records
D. Visualization

23) Online tracking collects?

A. User behavior data
B. Hardware
C. Software updates
D. Images only

24) Data collection step comes before?

A. Data analysis
B. Reporting
C. Visualization
D. Deployment

25) Good data collection should be?

A. Accurate and reliable
B. Random
C. Incomplete
D. Duplicate

Answer Key

1) B

2) A

3) C

4) A

5) B

6) B

7) A

8) A

9) A

10) B

11) A

12) A

13) A

14) A

15) A

16) B

17) A

18) A

19) A

20) A

21) A

22) A

23) A

24) A

25) A