6.1.1 The differences and links between data, information and knowledge

Question 1

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Data is stored by …………………….., organisations, businesses and …………….

Answer 1

Governments, People

Question 2

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Data has no …………… and can be ……………………. or ………………………….

Answer 2

Meaning, Qualititative, Quantitative

Question 3

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Data is ……… facts and ………………. before it has been ……………………. and data can be made up of letters, ………………, symbols, graphics and ………………

Answer 3

Raw, Figures, Processed, Numbers, Sounds

Question 4

Define:

Data

Answer 4

Raw facts and figures before they have been processed

Question 5

Define:

Qualitative Data

Answer 5

Non-numerical data

Question 6

Define:

Quantitative Data

Answer 6

Numerical Data

Question 7

Define:

Information

Answer 7

data + [structure] + [context] + meaning

Question 8

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Information is created when data is ……………………, sometimes it is unneccessary to give data …………….. and ……………….. to become information

Answer 8

Processed, Structure, Context

Question 9

Explain:

Briefly, structure of data

Answer 9

How it is presented (eg: NN/NN/NNNN)

Question 10

Explain:

Briefly, context of data

Answer 10

Context of data is the environment that we know and understand to make sense of the data

Question 11

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The ……………. of data is that it is in the correct structure and put into context

Answer 11

Meaning

Question 12

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Information is in ………………. while data has no ……………….

Answer 12

Context

Question 13

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Information is data which has been coded/……………………

Answer 13

Structured

Question 14

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Data must be ……………… to become information

Answer 14

Processed

Question 15

Explain:

The order, and links, between data, information and knowledge

Answer 15

Data -> Information -> Knowledge

Question 16

Explain:

Order of DIKW pyramid

Answer 16

• Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom
• As steps are taken upwards through the levels (towards wisdom), questions can be asked about the data and answers provided with each step adding value to the data

Question 17

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Linking a range of ……….. can also represent information

Answer 17

Data

Question 18

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As soon as information is processed, linked and stored by a digital system or a person it becomes …………………

Answer 18

Knowledge

Question 19

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Businesses and organisations collect and store data and will use this data to provide information which can then be used to make strategic ……………….

Answer 19

Decisions