WEEK ONE

 SESSION ONE.
  After this session i knew what data and information was all about.Then data integrity,roles of information,the economics of information and it and its explanation and computer operations.
                 RECAPPING:
                                          Data is raw facts and can  be in the form of numbers, pictures,characters symbols,pictures  and sounds.
INFORMATION:is data that is organized and meaningful and can be used in making decisions.
Data is the input for processing and information is the output of processing.

Data integrity is the degree to which data is correct.(garbage in ,garbage out)this means if your data is wrong ,automatically your information will also be wrong.







Qualities of valuable information.
   1.Accurate
    2.Verifiable
      3.Timely
        4.Organized
          5.Complete
            6.Useful
Information  is used in decision making,influencing ,persuading and as a capital resource companies.
Economics of information and IT:information has two basic elements,reach and richness.
Reach means the number of people exchanging information.
Richness means the amount of quality information circulating in transaction.It has three components :bandwidth,customization interactivity.
Computer operations:
                                    1.input
                                     2.processing
                                      3.output
                                       4.storage
                                        5.communication
 Week one:First time ever doing this blog thing.
Life is all about taking challenges,back in my country i never knew what blog was but now i have been exposed to it and it's interesting.After this topic ,i have learnt and understood a lot about data,information and information management