Information Management System
MTM- 4: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TOURISM
(TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT)
Course Code: MTM-4
Total Marks: 100 Assignment Code: MTM-4/TMA/2013 Note: This TMA consists of two parts.
PART – I 1) Explain with the help of suitable examples the co-relation between Data, Information. (25)
Information
Information consists of fact and terms of knowledge. It can be anything that has meaning to people. Usually information is expressed in words and numbers. However, it can be expressed in other forms, such as sound, measurement or pictures.
Information becomes meaningful only if it can be analysed, compared and integrated with other information which already exists within the perceptor system. For example, a word in a foreign language possesses information, but may have no meaning for the listener, if the listener has no prior knowledge of the language. Examples A list of names and addresses. The contents of a letter. What is said in a telephone conversation? The words of song. A map.
Characteristics of Information
Based on the following two assumptions:
a) Information, like matter and energy, is a basic property of the universe;
b) Any system which exhibits organisation contains information;
It is clear that ‘information’ exists in a variety of forms and may be transmitted from one system to another and it undergoes a series of transformations. Hence, it is necessary to have a look at the inherent characteristics of information – which is a ‘crucial resource’ through its refined products, knowledge and wisdom. The following points illustrate the different perspectives: * The unique characteristic of information is that all other resources depend on information and knowledge. It is the perception and evaluation
(TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT)
Course Code: MTM-4
Total Marks: 100 Assignment Code: MTM-4/TMA/2013 Note: This TMA consists of two parts.
PART – I 1) Explain with the help of suitable examples the co-relation between Data, Information. (25)
Information
Information consists of fact and terms of knowledge. It can be anything that has meaning to people. Usually information is expressed in words and numbers. However, it can be expressed in other forms, such as sound, measurement or pictures.
Information becomes meaningful only if it can be analysed, compared and integrated with other information which already exists within the perceptor system. For example, a word in a foreign language possesses information, but may have no meaning for the listener, if the listener has no prior knowledge of the language. Examples A list of names and addresses. The contents of a letter. What is said in a telephone conversation? The words of song. A map.
Characteristics of Information
Based on the following two assumptions:
a) Information, like matter and energy, is a basic property of the universe;
b) Any system which exhibits organisation contains information;
It is clear that ‘information’ exists in a variety of forms and may be transmitted from one system to another and it undergoes a series of transformations. Hence, it is necessary to have a look at the inherent characteristics of information – which is a ‘crucial resource’ through its refined products, knowledge and wisdom. The following points illustrate the different perspectives: * The unique characteristic of information is that all other resources depend on information and knowledge. It is the perception and evaluation