Information Systems Components

Characteristics of Good Data

Figure 1-6 here

Data is the lowest level of abstraction information is the ne!t
level and finally "nowledge is the highest level among all
three#
Data on its own carries no meaning#
In order for data to become information must be interpreted
and ta"e on a meaning#
It is people and computers who collect data and impose
patterns on it#
$hese patterns are seen as information which can used to
enhance "nowledge#
$hese patterns can be interpreted as truth#

Data %ife Cycle

Data Acquisition
(Manual as well as automated)
&oint-of-sale '&(S) transaction terminals
*$+ '*utomated $eller +achine) terminals
(ptical character recognition '(C,) scanners and wands
&Cs and networ" computers with cash drawers as intelligent
&(S terminals
&ortable digital radio terminals and pen-based tablet &Cs for
remote date entry
&Cs e-uipped with touch screens and voice recognition
systems for data entry#
.ar coded tags
+agnetic stripe cards
/lectronic website on the Internet
+obile Devices and touch screen

Data data and data 0
1hat do we do will all of these2
1# be able to provide repository for all data - Databases
3# be able to use them efficiently
4# be able to generate information and "nowledge from them
5# be able to ma"e them available as when and where re-uired
6# be able to scale depending on data si7e
6# be able to securely maintain data
8# be able to maintain integrity of data over a period of time
Data Synchroni7ation 9 ,*ID replication
Data .ac"up
Data *rchives 9 tapes
Cloud .ased Solutions
+obile Synchroni7ation
Fault $olerant Systems

Cool Data $echnologies

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