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Intro To Information Processing

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Intro to Information Processing

PRESENTER: MR. S. ADAMSON


What is information processing?

Information processing refers to

computer-based systems that take in data

and generate information.


What is an information system?

An Information system (IS) is a


record-keeping system in which data is
collected, processed and displayed in order
to provide useful information.
Examples of Manual IS

⚫ Address books
⚫ Dictionaries
⚫ Telephone directories
⚫ School timetables.

⚫ Give examples of Electronic IS


Data vs Information

Grade
55
Nanny

Jane Test
90

Name
87
Sammy
Data vs Information

Name Test Grade

Jane 90

Sammy 87

Nanny 55
Why do we collect information?

We collect information for:


⚫ Culture
⚫ Leisure
⚫ Work
⚫ Research
⚫ Everyday life
⚫ Planning
⚫ Decision making
Sources of Information

Measurement
⚫ Sales
⚫ Productivity output
⚫ Cash receipt
Informal Communication

⚫ Word of mouth
⚫ Meetings
Publications

⚫ Hurricane preparedness tips


⚫
⚫ Trends in chronic diseases
Questionnaires

⚫ Opinion polls
⚫ Market research
Characteristics that make information useful
Characteristics that make information useful
Characteristics that make information useful
Characteristics that make information useful
Characteristics that make information useful
Characteristics that make information useful

⚫ Relevant: it must be what the user needs to


know, and be up-to-date (abreast).
⚫ Accurate: it must be as correct as possible.

⚫ Timely: information should be provided for


problem-solving before critical stage is
reached and opportunities are lost.
Characteristics that make information useful

⚫ Complete: it must represent a complete


picture of a problem or solution

⚫ Cost-effective: the value of information


should be more than the cost involved in its
collection.
Characteristics that make information useful

⚫ In an appropriate medium: it should be

delivered using an appropriate

communication medium, whether by

oriented material or storage device.


Explain

⚫ Information as a commodity

⚫ Information for decision making


Ways in which data can be processed to become
information

⚫ Carry out calculations in a spreadsheet.

⚫ Printing a document or image

⚫ Searching a document or database for a particular


item of data.
⚫ Updating data in a file.

⚫ Displaying an image on the screen.

⚫ Sorting data into alphabetical order.


Forms of Information Processing

⚫ Commercial: Used in banks and supermarkets


⚫ Industrial: Used in factories
⚫ Scientific: Used in medicine, weather forecasting
etc.
⚫ Automation
⚫ Process Control
Control Systems

⚫ Control systems are systems that use computers to


control machinery
Types of control systems

An Automation system is a straightforward


type of control system in which tasks are
carried out automatically.
Types of control systems

Process control systems are a type of


control system often used in manufacturing
in which actions are changed depending on
feedback from sensors.
Examples of control systems in our everyday life

⚫ Microwave
⚫ Washing machine
⚫ Traffic lights
⚫ Heating/air conditioning systems
⚫ Alarm systems
Home work

⚫ List at least four (4) advantages of information


processing
⚫ List at least four (4) Disadvantages of information
processing

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