Processing

The next stage in the information flow is the input data being manipulated in some way.

PROCESSING is the action of manipulating the input into a more useful form.

For Example:

	The raw temperature data is converted and loaded into a temperature table in memory.
	The stream of current share prices is analysed to see which company it belongs to and is separated into the relevant company tables in the database system.
	The newspaper takes the pure text obtained from the news wire service and creates a front page layout using pictures and formatted text.
	The keystrokes being entered by the typist is converted into ASCII format that the computer can understand.