Exam 1: Ch. 1-4 Flashcards
Data can best be described as:
raw symbols (unconnected facts)
Data that has been processed into something useful (i.e., data that has been
ordered and given context)
information
Knowledge can best be described as:
information that is applied to some decision or action
When considering the DIK hierarchy, which of these is deeper and highest in
the hierarchy?
wisdom
The individual hardware, software, and media used to store, organize,
retrieve, and communicate information is known as:
information technology
The ability to efficiently and effectively determine what information is needed and use it in an ethical manner is:
information literacy
An organized combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, data, and
people is:
information system
information analysis
People with this career use systems to retrieve, report on, and analyze
A set of coordinated activities that lead to a specific goal or outcome is
known as:
business process
A set of components working together to achieve a goal by taking inputs and
processing them to produce outputs is a ___
system
What term from class describes the idea that there can be many different
paths to the final outcome?
equifinality
An open system is one that ______.
is influenced by the environment
____ is a set of software enforced functions intended to ensure the proper
operation of a system.
Control
A statement that defines an aspect of a business with the intent of
controlling behaviors within the business is a ___.
business rule
For an online order, you are unable to add an item to your cart because the
item is sold out. This is an example of __.
control
_____ refers to a set of devices and protocols that enable computers to
communicate with each other.
communication media
What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information?
information evaluation
________ is being faced with more information than we can effectively process.
information overload
What are two strategies for dealing with information overload?
Filtering and Withdrawal
Disconnecting yourself from information sources such as email, web, and TV
is known as __________.
withdrawing
While doing a history assignment, you decide to search only databases
devoted to history. What does this exemplify?
filtering
What term is used to describe the degree to which information is appropriate
for its intended use?
information quality
_____ is a type of quality that is important regardless of the context or how the
information is represented?
intrinsic quality
Contextual dimensions of information quality include:
Relevant, timely, complete, current
