Data, Information and Information Management

In the name of Allah

Salam Alikum…!!
We have just started our studies with Information technology, for this week we have learnt the main basics of IT. Our new lecturer Miss. Nur Khairunnisha has showed us some of class rules and regulations, then she taught us :

First, What is a computer and what is its operations.

 Second, Evolution of computers and the five generations of computer.

Third, Categories of computers:

Embedded computers

Mobile devices/ computers

Personal computers

Midrange servers

Mainframes

Supercomputers

Forth, the difference between data and information, the economics and problems associated with information management.

Fifth, what are input and output and the main difference.

Sixth, Roles of Information

Information is used in decision-making.

Information is used to influence and persuade.

Information can be a capital resource, especially for companies that produce information-based products and services.

Seventh, the qualities of valuable information

Eighth, Issue of Data and Information, data integrity.

Ninth, the Economics of Information& IT.

Tenth, Information has two basic elements:

Reach means the number of people, (at home or at work), exchanging information.

Richness means amount of quality information shared in transaction.

       It has three components:

bandwidth (the amount of information that can be moved from sender to receiver in a given time);

customization (whether the information is tailored for an audience of a particular size);

interactivity (the extent to which the involved parties can converse).

Eleventh, Data Communication

•     Sender à medium à receiver


Twelfth, Information management (IM) is a general terms that refers to managing any kind of information.

Thirteenth, In terms of technology, information management encompasses systems such as:

•     web content management (CM)

•     document management (DM)

•     records management (RM)

•     digital asset management (DAM)

•     learning management systems (LM)

•     learning content management systems (LCM)

Fourteenth, Problems managing your information and we are going to explain the in presentation task next week.

Finally, I think this week was very nice because it contained much knowledge for me and by Allah willing I will gain more and more about IT.