Categories of information used by a INDIVIDUAL Flashcards
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What is communication?
HOW can it be used?
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- Communication is used to interact, address and socialize with people.
- It can be used thru emails, to announce a meeting in a business, informing, verbally during a interview.
- Enhance relationship, email multiple at once.
- availability of tech worldwide (digital divide)
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What is education & training?
HOW can it be used?
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Disadvantages
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- Education & training is where students are taught a variety of subjects & staff are trained for the job.
- It’s used …
- Feedback to make improvements to work, info availability is large for education/training purpose
- info assessed then used (TC), one grade cant show much as a whole,
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What is entertainment?
HOW can it be used?
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Disadvantages
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- Entertainment is a type of information, which requires people to help plan and organize.
- it can be used to ….
- More informed choices
- Reviews can be baised
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What is planning?
HOW can it be used?
Advantages
Disadvantages
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- Planning is something you create before carrying out a job. It is a sort of step by step guide on everything you must do, in order to ensure the job or even is done accurately.
- It can used as guide, to plan their life, commitments, planning events, meetings etc.
- Ensure you have not missed any jobs out for what you are planning, shows your organised.
- Doesn’t always work for all, electronic planning software can be difficult to use for some, costly.
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What is financial?
HOW can it be used?
Advantages
Disadvantages
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- Financial accounts are what organisation use to store (security), loan and keep track of their imports & exports information.
- Used for money checks, planning expenditure(spend), savings
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What is research?
HOW can it be used?
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Disadvantages
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- Primary research is information which is collected and stored for many purposes. Secondary is data which is already present, and is revisited for use.
- Decision making, find out facts/info about something, read reviews on films, how to cook something etc.
- Primary is pure fresh, new & highly liable information, reuse it.
- Secondary is already out there = invalid, old, inaccurate etc. Not contribute to your purpose.
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What is location dependent?
HOW can it be used?
Advantages
Disadvantages
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- Location dependent is when you are finding something in specific area.
- Used to store of the premises elsewhere for security measures.
- Out of reach from hackers, viruses, malware etc.
- Accuracy = up dating searches on the reg