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The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making
Information Technology
information accessible.
IT Professional Roles Administration and Support
responsible for providing technical support for hardware and
System Administrator
software issues end users encounter, such as log-in issues
is responsible for designing, planning, setting up, and maintaining
Network Administrator
an organization's network
is responsible for installing and configuring databases. This
Database Administrator
position also fixes database errors and creates user accounts.
is responsible for installing, administering, and troubleshooting
Security Administrator
network security issues
is responsible for troubleshooting error messages employees
encounter when attempting to access their organization's
Web Administrator website. The web administrator is also responsible for tracking,
compiling, and analyzing website usage data. This role reports
security breaches to appropriate personnel.
Support IT Professionals Help desk and training.
Information collection of processed data from a variety of sources
Defines the transition of data to
information from knowledge to
DIKW Hierarchy
wisdom. (Data Information Knowledge
Wisdom)
The input directly received by the user (or computer). It is
Data in DIKW generally not usable until it has been converted into a relevant
form.
Having been inferred from data; one or more processes have
Information in DIKW
been applied to the data to transform it into a more useful form.
, Information that has been put to use; information placed into a
context. Refined information such that the user of the knowledge
Knowledge in DIKW
is able to call forth only relevant portions of information when
needed. KNOWING THR RIGHT THING TO DO
Provides a social setting to knowledge; an understanding of the
Wisdom in DIKW "why". Can only come by having both knowledge and
experience.
A collection of data and information used to support the
management of an organization. Also refers to the technical
Information Systems components and human resources that enable the assembly,
storage, and processing of data and the delivery of information.
This has existed for a lot longer than computers.
Relevance - the data being used must apply directly to the
decision being made
Timely - data must be efficient and must be provided in a timely
manner
Thorough - the data must be complete
Characteristics of Quality Data
Accurate - data should be captured only once, where possible
and should be captured as close to the point of activity as
possible.
Reliable - data should reflect stable and consistent data
collection processes across collections points and over time
is coded in a way that makes it easy to convert into a form usable
Structured data
for analysis.
contact information such as first name, last name, email address,
and phone number. In addition, quantitative fields like date of
Examples of structured data
birth, date of transaction, and the amount received or amount
due are forms of structured data.
refers to data that is more complex and possibly stored in a
Unstructured data
format that is not easily decoded.
include data stored in text or video format, comments on a web
Examples of unstructured data page, text messages, and videos of presentations or
conferences.
To begin analyzing business a business must first collect data from multiple platforms and
processes portals.
Data in businesses comes from sales and marketing, finance, customer service, and relationship
various activities like management.
customer relationship management (CRM) system and sales
Companies store data in
records, finance, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and
multiple systems like
customer applications. each has data on every customer
refers to the processes of ensuring the cleanliness of data (i.e.,
Data Hygiene
that the data is relatively error-free)
the process of amending or removing data in a database that is
Data scrubbing
incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, or duplicated.
defined as data that is precise, valid, reliable, timely, and
Quality data
complete.
WGU D322
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Intro to IT - WGU Section 2 Starter S... WGU D322 - Introduction to IT Secti... Chapter 5 Quiz
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The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making
Information Technology
information accessible.
IT Professional Roles Administration and Support
responsible for providing technical support for hardware and
System Administrator
software issues end users encounter, such as log-in issues
is responsible for designing, planning, setting up, and maintaining
Network Administrator
an organization's network
is responsible for installing and configuring databases. This
Database Administrator
position also fixes database errors and creates user accounts.
is responsible for installing, administering, and troubleshooting
Security Administrator
network security issues
is responsible for troubleshooting error messages employees
encounter when attempting to access their organization's
Web Administrator website. The web administrator is also responsible for tracking,
compiling, and analyzing website usage data. This role reports
security breaches to appropriate personnel.
Support IT Professionals Help desk and training.
Information collection of processed data from a variety of sources
Defines the transition of data to
information from knowledge to
DIKW Hierarchy
wisdom. (Data Information Knowledge
Wisdom)
The input directly received by the user (or computer). It is
Data in DIKW generally not usable until it has been converted into a relevant
form.
Having been inferred from data; one or more processes have
Information in DIKW
been applied to the data to transform it into a more useful form.
, Information that has been put to use; information placed into a
context. Refined information such that the user of the knowledge
Knowledge in DIKW
is able to call forth only relevant portions of information when
needed. KNOWING THR RIGHT THING TO DO
Provides a social setting to knowledge; an understanding of the
Wisdom in DIKW "why". Can only come by having both knowledge and
experience.
A collection of data and information used to support the
management of an organization. Also refers to the technical
Information Systems components and human resources that enable the assembly,
storage, and processing of data and the delivery of information.
This has existed for a lot longer than computers.
Relevance - the data being used must apply directly to the
decision being made
Timely - data must be efficient and must be provided in a timely
manner
Thorough - the data must be complete
Characteristics of Quality Data
Accurate - data should be captured only once, where possible
and should be captured as close to the point of activity as
possible.
Reliable - data should reflect stable and consistent data
collection processes across collections points and over time
is coded in a way that makes it easy to convert into a form usable
Structured data
for analysis.
contact information such as first name, last name, email address,
and phone number. In addition, quantitative fields like date of
Examples of structured data
birth, date of transaction, and the amount received or amount
due are forms of structured data.
refers to data that is more complex and possibly stored in a
Unstructured data
format that is not easily decoded.
include data stored in text or video format, comments on a web
Examples of unstructured data page, text messages, and videos of presentations or
conferences.
To begin analyzing business a business must first collect data from multiple platforms and
processes portals.
Data in businesses comes from sales and marketing, finance, customer service, and relationship
various activities like management.
customer relationship management (CRM) system and sales
Companies store data in
records, finance, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and
multiple systems like
customer applications. each has data on every customer
refers to the processes of ensuring the cleanliness of data (i.e.,
Data Hygiene
that the data is relatively error-free)
the process of amending or removing data in a database that is
Data scrubbing
incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, or duplicated.
defined as data that is precise, valid, reliable, timely, and
Quality data
complete.
