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8/22/2011
Outline
Analysis of the term: Information & Technology
Definition of Information Data Information Knowledge Definition of Technology Elements of Information Technology Information Technology: the Discipline Who are IT professionals Why information technology Moors Law
Science deals with the study of phenomena in the natural world (physics, chemistry, geology, Science deals with "understanding" while technology deals with "doing Technology stages: stone age, bronze age, industrial age, technology age, knowledge age
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Definition of information
Knowledge chain: data Information Knowledge
Data
raw facts, a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. collection of observations or attributes, which may or may not be true can have different forms: text, numbers, images, or thoughts. Data may not be facts
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Definition of information
Knowledge cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. Is built up from interaction with the world, and is organized and stored in each individual's mind. Knowledge is part of the hierarchy made up of data, information and knowledge. Data are raw facts. Information is data with context and perspective. Knowledge is information with guidance for action based upon insight and experience.
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Assignment #1
Write an article differentiating between Max. 2 pages Data, Information, knowledge, and development. resources: Google, Wikipedia,
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Developers
Those who work on designing, constructing, and testing information systems.
Maintenance programmers, programmers, software engineers, computer engineers, database administrators, web developers, network administrators.
Supporters
Those who deliver, install, operate, maintain, or repair an information technology asset.
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Information Society
a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity. a type of society in which information and information access plays a central role, economically, socially and individually. Governments are making efforts to bring countries into this era. a society integrated by complex communication networks that rapidly develop and exchange information
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