1.1 Holders Of Information Flashcards
Definition - Categories of information
Organisations that store and process information
Can be put into seven categories
What type of data does a Business store?
Holds information on its employees:
Date of Birth
Addresses
Financial information
What else will a business store?
Commercial information about the business such as
Profits and loses
Product description
Historical data
Potentially even information about competitions
Marketing ideas
What does the government hold Government?
Hold information about citizens In the country such as:
Financial information
Tax paid
Births and deaths
1) What else does the government store?
2) What is a National census?
1) Stores information about:
Other countries
(some info shared publicly e.g Foreign office posting travel advice)
2) Taken every 10 years, records extensive data about everyone living in the UK
What does a Individual store?
Hold information about themselves either on paper, electronically or by memory:
Name
Username and Passwords
Date of birth
Address
What info do individuals store?
They will store:
Phone numbers
Social media details
Email addresses
Organisation such as restaurants
(The address location)
Cinemas
(Opening hours)
What data do Educational institutions store?
Current students
Past students
Addresses
Attendance
Records and examination history
Contact information for parents
Teacher information
Healthcare
*Advanced information is confidential and cannot be revealed (Hint)
Hold medical histories for each civilian
Basic personal information such as:
Address
Date of birth
Advanced data which is stored:
Previous illnesses
Operations
Blood type
Allegories
Prescriptions
Charity & Community’s
(Flashcard for charity only)
Store financial information on donors who give money
Information about the different projects which are being funded by the donations
Charity and Communities
(Flashcard for communities)
Provide an example of a community and what do they store?
Sport centres Hold information about:
Members
Matches
Religious institutions hold information about:
Meetings
Events
Comparison of locations
Developed VS Developing
Developed:
More developed technology
More funding available for information infrastructures Such as:
Cabling and high speed access
Developing:
Unstable governments
Slower access to the internet
Less money spent on technology (Such as broadband speeds)
Computers unable to be purchased due to low wages
Comparison of locations
Urban V Rural
Urban:
High population density
Spend a lot of money on internet infrastructure such as:
Cabling
Installing high speed lines
Rural:
Population is sparse
Settlements are far away so internet access is poorer and broadband speeds are slower
Accessing info on the internet is more difficult due to ^
Internet from Remote locations (also rural areas)
Fast fixed broadband is expensive to install
Provides wont invest as it isn’t economically viable
No fixed internet connection making it difficult to work online or communicate
Remote locations have some form of internet, however:
Download speeds are slow or interrupted due to intermittent connection, making it difficult to access or view a document as well as work online
Alternatives for internet access within a remote location
Mobile broadband
satellite broadband
