University of Maryland IFSM 201 Week 1 Quiz Quiz Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. Question 1 (0.25 points) What is data? Question 1 options: Information about an object, idea, place, person, etc. Facts gathered about an object, idea, place, person, ...
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Question 1 (0.25 points)
What is data?
Question 1 options:
Information about an object, idea, place, person, etc.
Facts gathered about an object, idea, place, person, etc.
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Question 2 (0.25 points)
(True/False). Information about a person, place or thing remains the same over time.
Question 2 options:
True
False
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Question 3 (0.25 points)
(True/False). Information is made up of many pieces of data.
Question 3 options:
True
False
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Question 4 (0.25 points)
, What is information?
Question 4 options:
A set of numbers, numbers, words, pictures, etc. that have been gathered about an object, idea, place, person, e
a set of numbers, numbers, words, pictures, etc. gathered about an object, idea, place, person, etc that have bee
converted into a form that makes understanding of the facts possible.
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Question 5 (0.25 points)
”Garbage in; garbage out” refers to
Question 5 options:
bad data resulting in bad information.
bad information generated from correct data.
not having sufficient data or too much data to work with.
inability to make a decision or come to a conclusion about the question
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Question 6 (0.25 points)
The blue pyramid displayed in the readings on Data and Information is sometimes called the
Knowledge Hierarchy. What is the relationship between the three levels of the pyramid?
Question 6 options:
Knowledge is based upon data; data is based upon information
Information is based upon data; knowledge is based upon information
Data is based upon knowledge; information is based upon data
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