According to cognitive-science theory, data is received by

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According to cognitive-science theory,  data is received by the senses, analyzed, stored, recoded, and is subsequently used in various ways; these activities are called information processes.

A. data is received through the senses, analyzed, organized, modified, and is subsequently used in diverse ways, these actions are termed information processes.

B. data received through the senses is analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways, and these are termed information processes.

C. data are received through the senses, are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently are used in diverse ways, actions termed information processes.

D. data received through the senses are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways and such actions like these are termed information processes.

E. data received through the senses are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways; these actions are termed information processes.

ykaiim · Answer

IMO E.

Data  ...are; independent clause on the previous methods.

sjayasa · Answer

Thanks ykaiim. It did not strike to me that data is plural.. I realize now. Isn't 'datum' the singular form?
E makes perfect sense.

ykaiim · Answer

As per wiki:
The term data means groups of information that represent the qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data (plural of "datum", which is seldom used) are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data

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sjayasa

Thanks ykaiim. It did not strike to me that data is plural.. I realize now. Isn't 'datum' the singular form?
E makes perfect sense.

gmatjon · Answer

it may be both plural and singular, depending on where you use it, read the link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=us

SaraiYaseenGMAT · Answer

4. According to cognitive-science theory,  data is received by the senses, analyzed, stored, recoded, and is subsequently used in various ways; these activities are called information processes .

A. data is received through the senses, analyzed, organized, modified, and is subsequently used in diverse ways, these actions are termed information processes.
 A. According to the rules of American punctuation, a list is always written as follows: a, b, and c. The list, " analyzed, organized, modified" is missing an "and." In addition, "data" is plural (a 'datum' is the singular) and requires a plural verb, "are," not "is."

B. data received through the senses is analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways, and these are termed information processes. 
 B. Again, "data" is plural (a 'datum' is the singular) and requires a plural verb, "are," not "is." Second, the word "these" is missing a referent.

C. data are received through the senses, are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently are used in diverse ways, actions termed information processes.
 C. Same as A. Also, the modifier, "actions…" does not clearly and logically attach to any part of the sentence.

D. data received through the senses are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways and such actions like these are termed information processes. 
 D. First, there should be a comma before "and such actions…" because when "and" is used to connect two independent clauses, it must be preceded by a comma. Second, "such actions like" violates the idiom "such… as."

E. data received through the senses are analyzed, organized, modified, and subsequently used in diverse ways; these actions are termed information processes. 
 E. Correct: The second independent clause after the semi-colon is important, not secondary, information. Second, the list "analyzed, organized, modified, and … used" is parallel and correctly punctuated.

nusmavrik · Answer

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seekmba · Answer

I did not know "data" is plural. yeah should be E.

vinay.kaipra · Answer

One of the catch in this one to know that DATA is plural. Then it would be very easy to get to the answer. Good question.

According to cognitive-science theory, data is received by

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