ITC Flashcards
DATA IS MADE UP OF FOUR BASIC TYPE
-Numbers
-Text
-Images
-Sound
stream of raw, unprocessed, uninterpreted, disorganized, unstructured facts.
DATA
use a range of voltages
Example: 7V for number 7
Analogue
where number is represented in binary form
Digital
WHERE IS DATA FROM?
Internal Source
External Source
when data are from reports and records
Internal Source
when data are from outside the organization.
External Source
When data is processed, organized, structured or presented in each context so as to make it useful, INPUT - PROCESS - OUTPUT
INFORMATION
EXAMPLES OF ENCODING
Instructions
Command
Advisory
Answers
Historical
Predictive
The process or task of taking data and assigning it to categories is called?
CODING AND ENCODING INFORMATION
THE VALUE OF INFORMATION
Formal channels
Informal channels
characterized as “unofficial” or unauthorized, unconfirmed channel such as hearsays, informal conversation or meetings.
Informal channels
are also known as the “official” means of communication.
Formal channels
the general and clear awareness or possession of information.
KNOWLEDGE
EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTING MACHINE
The Manual Methods
Mechanical Methods
Electrical Methods