{"id":6873,"date":"2019-02-15T11:15:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T05:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/?p=6873"},"modified":"2019-02-16T12:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T06:36:42","slug":"data-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/data-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Data-Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Information are very important as a resource in achieving the goals and objectives of the institution as well as to gain competitive advantages.<\/li>\n<li>The evolution of communication technology can be explained in accordance with the eras of economic and social development\n<ul>\n<li>Normadic Era<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural Era<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Era<\/li>\n<li>Information Era<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Differences between data and information<\/span><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Data<\/th>\n<th>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>The basic materials used as \u00a0 \u00a0inputs in data processing are data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Outcome of data processing is \u00a0 \u00a0information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Cannot be directly used in decision making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Can be used in decision making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Data are of no value until they \u00a0 \u00a0are in the form of data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0A value contains in information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>A raw material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>A finished product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Processing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"http:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-316.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6883 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screenshot-316-300x38.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (316)\" width=\"300\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Functions of data processing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Classifying<\/li>\n<li>Sorting<\/li>\n<li>Calculating<\/li>\n<li>Summarizing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data processing technology\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Manual System<\/li>\n<li>Semi &#8211; Manual system<\/li>\n<li>Electo Mechanical system<\/li>\n<li>Electronic data processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Characteristics of a good information<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Relevancy<\/li>\n<li>Readily available<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Descriptive<\/li>\n<li>Complete<\/li>\n<li>Ability to present through various media<\/li>\n<li>Reliable<\/li>\n<li>Ability to access at a lower cost<\/li>\n<li>Protected<\/li>\n<li>Ability to understand by the user<\/li>\n<li>Current and updated<\/li>\n<li>Flexible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Classification of Information<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the source\n<ul>\n<li>External<\/li>\n<li>Internal<\/li>\n<li>Primary<\/li>\n<li>Secondary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>According to the nature\n<ul>\n<li>Quantitative<\/li>\n<li>Qualititative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>According to the level of management\n<ul>\n<li>Tactical<\/li>\n<li>Strategical<\/li>\n<li>Operational<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with time\n<ul>\n<li>Past<\/li>\n<li>Present<\/li>\n<li>Future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Based on probability\n<ul>\n<li>Definite<\/li>\n<li>Probable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with the production function\n<ul>\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n<li>Production<\/li>\n<li>Marketting<\/li>\n<li>Human resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>According to Collectiveness and Separatedness\n<ul>\n<li>Collective information<\/li>\n<li>Seperated information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information are very important as a resource in achieving the goals and objectives of the institution as well as to gain competitive advantages. 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