ADMS 2511 Midterm: 2511 midterm notes
10 Feb 2017
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Begin the process of becoming an informed user of your organization"s information systems. You"ll get more from your organization"s it applications (understand what"s behind" those applications) You"ll be able to give input (improve its quality) You"ll be in a position to recommend an it application for the organization. You"ll be able to keep up with rapid developments in existing its, also introduce new ones. You"ll play a key role in managing the is. You"ll be able to use it if you start your own business. Define the terms data, information & knowledge & give examples of each. Data = elementary descriptions of things, events & transactions that are recorded, classified & stored but aren"t organized to give meaning (e. g. Information = data that have been organized so they have meaning & value to recipient (e. g. Knowledge = data that have been organized & processed to give learning, understanding, & expertise as they apply to a problem/activity (e. g.
