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How can information be distinguished from data?
How can information be distinguished from data?
- Information is meaningful data, while data are just raw facts
- Information is processed data, while data are uninterpreted facts
- Information is a sequence of symbols that can be construed to a useful message, while data are unprocessed facts and figures (correct)
- Information is user-specific, while data are general facts
What is the main objective of an information system?
What is the main objective of an information system?
- To gather data and disseminate information to users (correct)
- To process data into meaningful information
- To interpret data into useful messages
- To evaluate and analyze an organization's data
What does a Management Information System do?
What does a Management Information System do?
- Provides general information to all users within an organization
- Gathers raw data and disseminates processed information to users
- Evaluates, analyzes, and processes an organization's data to produce meaningful and useful information for decision-making (correct)
- Interprets raw data into useful messages for management use
From a system analyst's point of view, what is information?
From a system analyst's point of view, what is information?
How does raw data become useful information?
How does raw data become useful information?
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