1.10. Knowledge Check
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Knowledge Check 1
Wisdom
Knowledge
Information
Data
Possible Answers:
- Red
- The traffic light has turned red
- The traffic light has turned red, and red means stop, so I should stop
- Traffic light has turned red, and red means stop
Solutions:
Wisdom – The traffic light has turned red, and red means stop, so I should stop.
Knowledge – Traffic light has turned red, and red means stop.
Information – The traffic light has turned red
Data – Red
Knowledge Check 2
Text Description
_____ is the tangible, physical portion of an information system – the part you can touch
_____ comprises the set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
_____ is a collection of facts.
_____ is an organized collection of related information.
_____ is a series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal.
_____ is a group of two or more computer systems linked together by communications channels to share data and information
Solution:
Hardware is the tangible, physical portion of an information system – the part you can touch
Software/software comprises the set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
Data/data is a collection of facts.
Database/database is an organized collection of related information.
Process/process is a series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal.
Network/network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together by communications channels to share data and information
Knowledge Check 3
Text Description
- Information is available to users and is secure to prevent unauthorized access._____
- Information contains no discrepancies, and contains the same measurements or structure throughout. _____
- Contains all information and is not missing anything. _____
- Information is delivered at the right time. _____
- Information is free of errors and bias, and can be verified or validated. _____
- A balance between the value of the information and the _____ to produce it exists.
- Information is important to decision makers. _____
- Information is not overly complex, and is easy to understand. _____
- Consistent
- Clear
- Complete
- Timely
- Cost
- Relevant
- Accurate
- Accessible
Solution:
- Information is available to users and is secure to prevent unauthorized access.Accessible
- Information contains no discrepancies, and contains the same measurements or structure throughout. Consistent
- Contains all information and is not missing anything. Complete
- Information is delivered at the right time. Timely
- Information is free of errors and bias, and can be verified or validated. Accurate
- A balance between the value of the information and the Cost to produce it exists.
- Information is important to decision makers. Relevant
- Information is not overly complex, and is easy to understand. Clear
Knowledge Check 4
Text Description
- _____ is a set of parts or components working together towards a common goal.
- _____ looks at the inputs in the process, and how they are transformed to create outputs to achieve goals.
- _____ contain interrelated components that allow us to take and transform data into information for decision making.
- _____ data that is difficult to store and process because it is so voluminous
- Big Data
- Systems Thinking
- System
- Information Systems
Solution:
- System is a set of parts or components working together towards a common goal.
- Systems Thinking looks at the inputs in the process, and how they are transformed to create outputs to achieve goals.
- Information Systems contain interrelated components that allow us to take and transform data into information for decision making.
- Big Data data that is difficult to store and process because it is so voluminous
