LO2 2.4 Information Management

Question 1

Collecting, storing and retrieving

Answer 1

-info needs to be collected, stored, and if it is going to be easily used, available for retrieval. A database store allows information to be collected and allows for adding new records, searching and displaying information.

Question 2

Manipulating and processing

Answer 2

-e.g calculation of numerical data and production of a graph to display the results
-trends are easier to identify

Question 3

Analysing

Answer 3

-to analyse data is to see what can be learned from it so, important decisions can be made

Question 4

Securing

Answer 4

-making sure stored information is secure and safe
-prevention methods = VPNs, firewalls, encyption, antivirus

Question 5

Transmitting

Answer 5

-sending info in some format to someone else
-transmission digitally can include downloading/uploading to an internal or externally accessed website