NR512 WEEK 2 INFORMATICS KEY TERMS QUIZ 2 –
350 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Questions 1–50: Foundational Concepts & Data-Information-Knowledge-
Wisdom (DIKW) Framework
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Question 1
Choose the best definition for Data.
A) Processed information which places relationships in context
B) Raw fact without meaning in itself
C) Process which uses information to make decisions electronically
D) Unit of memory equal to one keystroke
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Data are raw, unprocessed facts that lack meaning until they are
interpreted, organized, or structured. Option A describes information, Option
C describes clinical decision support, and Option D describes a computer
memory unit.
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Question 2
,Choose the best definition for Information.
A) Raw facts that lack meaning
B) Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured
C) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
D) The awareness and understanding of a set of information
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Information results from processing data—interpreting,
organizing, or structuring it to give it meaning. Option A describes data,
Option C describes wisdom, and Option D describes knowledge.
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Question 3
Choose the best definition for Knowledge.
A) Raw facts without meaning
B) Data that are interpreted and organized
C) The awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that
information can be made useful to support a specific task
D) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Knowledge involves awareness and understanding of information,
with the ability to use it to support tasks or make decisions. It is information
that has been synthesized so relationships are identified.
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,Question 4
Choose the best definition for Wisdom.
A) Using clinical data to make decisions
B) Planning and enacting a project
C) Using software to sort through data for use in the clinical setting
D) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Wisdom represents the appropriate application of knowledge in a
practical, clinical, or real-world context. It involves knowing when and how to
apply knowledge effectively.
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Question 5
Which term refers to raw facts that have not been processed or interpreted?
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Data
D) Wisdom
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Data are the foundational level of the DIKW pyramid—raw,
unprocessed facts that require interpretation to become meaningful.
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Question 6
Which of the following best describes the relationship between data and
information?
A) Data and information are the same thing
B) Information is data that has been interpreted, organized, or structured
C) Data is information that has been applied in practice
D) Information is raw facts without meaning
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Information is created when data are processed, organized, and
given context and meaning.
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Question 7
A nurse reviews a patient's vital signs recorded over 24 hours and identifies a
trend of increasing blood pressure. The nurse is transforming:
A) Wisdom into knowledge
B) Data into information
C) Information into data
D) Knowledge into wisdom
Correct Answer: B
350 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Questions 1–50: Foundational Concepts & Data-Information-Knowledge-
Wisdom (DIKW) Framework
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Question 1
Choose the best definition for Data.
A) Processed information which places relationships in context
B) Raw fact without meaning in itself
C) Process which uses information to make decisions electronically
D) Unit of memory equal to one keystroke
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Data are raw, unprocessed facts that lack meaning until they are
interpreted, organized, or structured. Option A describes information, Option
C describes clinical decision support, and Option D describes a computer
memory unit.
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Question 2
,Choose the best definition for Information.
A) Raw facts that lack meaning
B) Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured
C) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
D) The awareness and understanding of a set of information
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Information results from processing data—interpreting,
organizing, or structuring it to give it meaning. Option A describes data,
Option C describes wisdom, and Option D describes knowledge.
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Question 3
Choose the best definition for Knowledge.
A) Raw facts without meaning
B) Data that are interpreted and organized
C) The awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that
information can be made useful to support a specific task
D) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Knowledge involves awareness and understanding of information,
with the ability to use it to support tasks or make decisions. It is information
that has been synthesized so relationships are identified.
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,Question 4
Choose the best definition for Wisdom.
A) Using clinical data to make decisions
B) Planning and enacting a project
C) Using software to sort through data for use in the clinical setting
D) Knowledge applied in a practical manner
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Wisdom represents the appropriate application of knowledge in a
practical, clinical, or real-world context. It involves knowing when and how to
apply knowledge effectively.
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Question 5
Which term refers to raw facts that have not been processed or interpreted?
A) Information
B) Knowledge
C) Data
D) Wisdom
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Data are the foundational level of the DIKW pyramid—raw,
unprocessed facts that require interpretation to become meaningful.
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Question 6
Which of the following best describes the relationship between data and
information?
A) Data and information are the same thing
B) Information is data that has been interpreted, organized, or structured
C) Data is information that has been applied in practice
D) Information is raw facts without meaning
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Information is created when data are processed, organized, and
given context and meaning.
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Question 7
A nurse reviews a patient's vital signs recorded over 24 hours and identifies a
trend of increasing blood pressure. The nurse is transforming:
A) Wisdom into knowledge
B) Data into information
C) Information into data
D) Knowledge into wisdom
Correct Answer: B
