3.2-3.3 Information Categories Flashcards
Categories of information for individuals
Communication
Texting a friend or family or work about:
Dinner plans
Ringing work because trains are delayed
Emailing a family member in another country
Categories of information for individuals
(Education and training)
Revision textbooks.
Logging into a virtual learning environment to upload a worksheet
Hand written feedback sheets for a teacher after the exam
Categories of information for individuals
Entertainment
Listening to a podcast
Reading a film review in a magazine
Watching a tutorial on something
Categories of information for individuals
Planning
Calendar app
Using Shared documents to arrange meeting dates
Hosting a bus time table
Categories of information for individuals
Financial
Using a bank statement to plan Holiday saving
Creating a spreadsheet of expenditure this month
Logging into a secure web page to buy a present online
Categories of information of individuals
Research
Using a receipt book
Searching for research articles to write an essay
Using online encyclopaedias for a school project
Categories of information for individuals
Location dependent
Finding local pizza restaurants
Searching for emergency dental care on holiday
categories of information for organisations
Knowledge management
Managing information across an organisation
Categories of information
Management information system (MIS)
A system which provides an overview of key information
A decision can be made on overall figures or individual data
E.g location and Contact details of each charity worker in a disaster area
Categories of information for organisations
Marketing, promotion & sales
Identifying patterns or trends in sales figures, so that certain products or areas can be targeted
Categories of information for organisations
Financial analysis & Modelling
Analysis trends
E.g determine the top selling products in a year or weekly cash flow to create models of customer behaviour
Categories of information for organisations
Contact management
Making contact between a business and the customer
E.g tracking appointments at a doctors surgery
Categories of information for organisations
Decision making
Using avail and information to make decisions
E.g a charity deciding on the amount of aid to be sent to a disaster area based in local data
Categories of information for organisations
Internal and external communication
Providing a communication to staff or customers
E.g
Posting Christmas opening times on the website
Sending a staff email invite to the Christmas party
Categories of information for organisations
Big data
Any data too large or complex for traditional data analysis techniques to be used
E.g health data on the population of an entire country
