ITC Flashcards

1
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DATA IS MADE UP OF FOUR BASIC TYPE

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-Numbers
-Text
-Images
-Sound

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stream of raw, unprocessed, uninterpreted, disorganized, unstructured facts.

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DATA

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2
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use a range of voltages
Example: 7V for number 7

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Analogue

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3
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where number is represented in binary form

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Digital

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4
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WHERE IS DATA FROM?

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Internal Source
External Source

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5
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when data are from reports and records

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Internal Source

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6
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when data are from outside the organization.

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External Source

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7
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When data is processed, organized, structured or presented in each context so as to make it useful, INPUT - PROCESS - OUTPUT

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INFORMATION

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8
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EXAMPLES OF ENCODING

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Instructions
Command
Advisory
Answers
Historical
Predictive

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9
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The process or task of taking data and assigning it to categories is called?

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CODING AND ENCODING INFORMATION

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10
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THE VALUE OF INFORMATION

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Formal channels
Informal channels

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11
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characterized as “unofficial” or unauthorized, unconfirmed channel such as hearsays, informal conversation or meetings.

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Informal channels

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12
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are also known as the “official” means of communication.

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Formal channels

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13
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the general and clear awareness or possession of information.

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KNOWLEDGE

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14
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EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTING MACHINE

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The Manual Methods
Mechanical Methods
Electrical Methods

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15
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tool or devices made, performed, or operated and is powered by electricity

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Electrical Methods

16
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tool or devices made, performed, or operated by or as if
by a machine or machinery

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Mechanical Methods

17
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computing devices or tools done, operated, worked by the hand or using human effort, skill, physical power or energy.

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The Manual Method

18
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EARLY COMPUTING DEVICES

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Abacus
Quipu
Napier’s Bone
Slide Rule
Calculating Clock

19
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FIVE GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER

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First Generation – Vacuum Tube (1940-1956)
Second Generation – Transistor (1956 – 1963)
Third Generation – Integrated Circuits (1964 – 1971)
Fourth Generation – Microprocessors (1972 – 2010)
Fifth Generation – Artificial Intelligence (2011 – and beyond)

20
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INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN COMPUTER

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Alan Turing
Wilhelm Schickard
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Mark Zuckerberg

21
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Good Information

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Accurate
Complete
Flexible
Reliable
Relevant