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__________: Raw facts
Data
Information:
- Processed data that has __________
- Data that is processed using ___________
- _______________________, information must be accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost-effective, flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure.
meaning; knowledge; To be valuable or meaningful
To be valuable or meaningful, information must be ______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost-effective, flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure
________________refers to whole, complete, correct, and consistent data
Data integrity
Data integrity can be compromised through _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
human error, viruses, worms, other bugs, hardware failures or crashes, transmission errors, and/or hackers entering the system
______________________are relevant and accurately represent their corresponding concepts
High-quality data
High-quality data are considered dirty _______________________________________________________.
when there are errors in the database, such as duplicate, incomplete, or outdated records
The data we process into information must be of high quality and integrity to create_____________________________________________________________________________.
meaning and inform our assessments and decision-making
Quality of information is necessary for it to be _____________________________.
valuable and meaningful
Characteristics of valuable, quality information:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
accessibility, security, timeliness, accuracy, relevancy, completeness, flexibility, reliability, objectivity, utility, transparency, verifiability, and reproducibility
___________________________, studying the application and usage of information and knowledge in organizations and the interfacings or interaction between people, organizations, and information systems
Science of information
Information science enables ________________________________.
the processing of information
__________________________ is a multidisciplinary science that involves aspects from computer science, cognitive science, social science, communication science, and library science
Information science
Information science deals with _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
obtaining, gathering, organizing, manipulating, managing, storing, retrieving, recapturing, disposing of, distributing, or broadcasting information
Information science studies everything that deals with information and can be defined as ______________________________________________________________.
the study of information systems
Information science originated as a subdiscipline of _________________________, in an attempt to understand and rationalize the management of technology within organizations
computer science
___________________________ is the conversion of latent information into manifest information.
Information processing
_____________________ is that which is not yet realized or apparent.
Latent information
________________________ is obvious or clearly apparent.
Manifest information
Information science and computational tools are fundamental in _________________________________________________________________.
enabling the processing of data, information, and knowledge in health care.
______________________________ are combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.
Information Systems (IS)
Information Systems (IS) can be manually based, but for the purposes of this text, the term refers to ____________________________________.
computer-based information systems (CBISs)
Information systems (IS) or computer-based information systems (CBISs) are __________________________________________________________________________.
designed for specific purposes within organizations
Information systems (IS) __________________________________________________________________________.
acquire data or inputs; process data that consists of the retrieval, analysis, and/or synthesis of data; disseminate or outputs in the form of reports, documents, summaries, alerts, prompts, and/or outcomes; and provides for responses or feedback
Information systems are capable of _____________________________________________________.
disseminating, providing feedback, and adjusting the data and information based on dynamic processes; this sets them apart
Information systems (IS) should be _____________________________________________________.
a user-friendly entity that provides the right information at the right time and in the right place
Organizations recognize that their most precious asset is _______________, represented in their employees, experience, competence or know-how, and innovative or novel approaches, all of which are dependent on a robust information network that encompasses the information technology infrastructure.
their information