Digital Literacy

Question 1

What is information?

Answer 1

Information is processed data that has been given meaning by way of relational connection.

Question 2

What are the concepts of information?

Answer 2

The concepts of information entail that information is processed data which is made available from various sources in which users need for various purposes. If the information is useful, it becomes valuable

Question 3

Define Data

Answer 3

Data are raw facts.
Data represent things or events

Question 4

Examples of data

Answer 4

Text
Numbers
Letters
Images
Sound

Question 5

What are the formats of information?

Answer 5

Physical Format
Digital Format

Question 6

Examples of physical Format

Answer 6

Written
Print i.e books, newspapers, serials

Question 7

Examples of digital formats

Answer 7

Electronic Information e.g CDs, DVDs, searchable databases
Oral/Aural: talking on the phone, voice mails, informal meetings
Audio visual e.g. television programmes, slides, motion pictures

Question 8

What are the types/characteristics of information

Answer 8

Timeliness
Accuracy
Relevance
Explicitness
Adequacy
Completeness

Question 9

What are the importance of Information?

Answer 9

Effective Communication
Aids Strategic Planning
Serves as a memory supplement
Simplifies Situations or problems
Eliminates/ Reduces uncertainty