Overview of Computing and IS Quiz
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Which of the following best describes data?

  • A description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded but not organized (correct)
  • A collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning
  • Meaningless sets of data without any context
  • Information that has been organized and given meaning

    • What is the main characteristic of information as compared to data?

  • Being a collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning
  • Having no meaning or value to the recipient
  • Referring to data that have been organized so that they have meaning and value (correct)
  • Being recorded but not organized to convey any specific meaning

    • What is the primary difference between data and information?

  • Data is a description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded but not organized, while information is meaningless sets of data without any context
  • Data is meaningless sets of data without any context, while information has value to the recipient
  • Data refers to recorded but not organized things, events, activities, and transactions, while information is a collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning
  • Data has no meaning or value to the recipient, while information has been organized and given meaning (correct)

    • What is required for data to have meaning?

    <p>Processing or providing a context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which best represents an example of data?

    <p>161.2, 175.3, 166.4, 164.7, 169.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to a collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning?

    <p>Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes data from information?

    <p>Meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best represents an example of data?

    <p>List of numbers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for data to have meaning?

    <p>Processing or context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to data that have been organized to have meaning and value to the recipient?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of data that distinguishes it from information?

    <p>Data is a collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of knowledge as discussed in the text?

    <p>Knowledge is data that have been organized to have meaning and value to the recipient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents an example of information according to the text?

    <p>A, B, C Abdullah, Mohammed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for data to convey any specific meaning as per the text?

    <p>Context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to a collection of text, numbers, and symbols with no meaning as per the text?

    <p>Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

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