Information Magagement
Data
Definiton
Data is words, numbers, dates, images without context.
How is represented?
Raw figures or facts without words.
Example
50%
Information
Definition
Collection of data put it in context.
Is a data that has been process by a computer.
Example
70% of the earth is form by water and the other 30% are humans
How is represented?
Words, and numbers.
Knowlegde
Definition
The ability to understand information and to then form judgements, opinions, make predictions and decisions based on that understanding.
Information by applying rules to it.
Example
Each year, for the past five years, the apple crop in Somerset has grown by 20%. The same amount of growth is predicted this year so we need to find markets for a further 20% of apples.
Quote
Knowledge management is the practice of identifying, creating, communicating, socializing, measuring and improving knowledge to support strategic objectives.
~ Anna Mar, Simplicable
Connections between
Data leads to information, and information leads to knowledge.