section 1 Flashcards
(1.1) what are categories of information
government
individuals
businesses
health care organisations
charities and community organisations
(1.6, 1.7, 1.8) name some information formats and it’s characteristics
web pages
blogs
podcasts
streamed audio and video
social media channels
document stores
RSS feeds
accessibility
advantages and disadvantages of information formats
advantages for individuals - communication have been revolutionised and speed of information access has been increased between individuals. researches are much easier to carry out, as the availability to data has been increased.
advantages for organisations - they have the opportunity to transfer information across the world at a high speed
disadvantages for individuals - cost of accessing the internet can be a problem as, there is a high amount of individuals accessing the internet. it can hold distractions, for example students spend too much time on social media platforms, which would lead to them performing poorly in school.
disadvantages for organisations - time consuming and also costing.
(2.1) information styles
text, graphic, video
audio, animated graphics, graphs and charts
numerical, braille text, tactile images
Boolean, subtitles, tables and spreadsheets
advantages and disadvantages of text
advantages - easy format to read information.
disadvantages - different character sets are used in different part of the world, which means that not everyone can read it.
advantages and disadvantages of graphic
advantages - can be easily read and provide knowledge much easier . they are multilingual and everyone can understand it. they are also very engaging and can attract peoples attention
disadvantages - can take long to load over a restricted network
advantages and disadvantages of video
+ it is very engaging and and interesting
- can take large amounts of storage and take a long time to create
advantages and disadvantages of audio
+ visually impaired users can listen and know of the information
- voices may be misheard and misunderstandings can be made
advantages and disadvantages of animated graphics
+ can be understood by all ages and languages spoken
+ can be used to show a process
- takes a long time to create
advantages and disadvantages of numerical
+ statistical data is easier to understand and manage
+ can be exported into spreadsheets and present it as a graph to visualize the data
- telephone number can’t be put in, because it is formatted
advantages and disadvantages of tactile images
+ visually impaired users can feel the object
+ can be used as a prototype on a target audience to feel and comment on
- requires specialist equipment
- difficult to share
advantages and disadvantages of braille text
+ a braille printer can print braille pages
+ allows visually impaired individuals to interact with a computer system, using a braille terminal
- can only displayed a limited amount of information
- it is not used by many people
advantages and disadvantages of Boolean
only have to give two specific values, which are true or false
advantages and disadvantages of subtitles
+ hearing impaired users can access audio information
+ can be used in noisy environments
- auto generated subtitles are incorrect
- take a long time to type up
advantages and disadvantages of tables and spreadsheets
+ records can be locked in so that only one person can make edits at any one time
+ data would be kept up to date and accurate
- takes lots of time to set up