1.1 Types of Information 4 types of information: - Qualitative - Description - Description about the colors, textures, smells, taste and appearances. Quantitative - Numbers - Numerical information - Length, height, weight, speed, time, cost and ages. Primary - Data that you collected yourself - Real-time data -Sure about sources of data - Costly and time-consuming process - More flexible - Direct observation - Surveys - Interviews Secondary - Data that you collected from external resources - Past data - Not sure about sources of data - Cheap and not time-consuming - Less flexible - The Internet - Televisions - Stories told verbally 1.2 Purpose of Information Operational Support - System - Data input is done by the end user - Processed to generate information products - User - Input data - System process - Output information - Monitoring and controlling its activities - A business can make immediate use of the information - Example of op...
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