Forms

Data capture forms can be on paper or on screen. They are designed to collect information from human users.
It's important to design forms carefully so that you get exactly the information you need.
A well-designed form uses tick boxes, character boxes and other helpful features to make sure that the information is exactly right for processing.
On-screen forms make use of controls such as drop-down boxes to help get the right information.

 

What is data capture?

Data capture is the collection of data from the real world for input to a computer system. 

Data capture can be divided into either human or automatic methods. Human methods are avoided if possible because they are... 

- Slow

- Prone to error

But, sometimes human methods can't be avoided. For example, data has to be manually keyed in when...

- Data is provided on a paper form

- Observations are made