Communication Studies

What is Data?

• Unprocessed information

• A series of 0 and 1

• A known fact

• The singular of Information

Which of the following are examples of formal communication?

• small talk, greeting a friend

• Reading an article,

• Email, memos, newsletters, policy documents, job description

• grapevine, telephone talk with a friend

What are the types of Data?

• Primary & Secondary

• Qualitative & Quantitative

• Plural & Singular

• Processed & Unprocessed

Which of the following is a characteristic of Qualitative Data?

• Not numerical in nature

• It is discrete

• Numerical in Nature

• Consists of both numbers and letters

Which of the following is a characteristic of Quantitative Data?

• Unprocessed information

• A series of 0 and 1

• A known fact

• Can be numerically measured

What are the types of Quantitative Data?

• Discrete and Continuos

• Processed and Unprocessed

• Open and Closed

• Formal and Informal

Which of the following are the main types of sources?

• Primary & Secondary

• Qualitative & Quantitative

• First and Second

• Discrete & Continous

Which of the following are characteristics of primary data sources?

• They are second-person accounts, they are derivative, they exist in some media, they tend to be descriptive

• They are eyewitness accounts, they are not original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative

• They are eyewitness accounts, they are original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative

• They are third-person accounts, they are original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative

Which of the following are characteristics of secondary data sources?

• Second person, comments on primary sources, analytical

• They are original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative

• They are eyewitness accounts, they are original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative A known fact

• They are third-person accounts, they are original, they exist in any media, they tend to be narrative

Which of the following are sources of Information?

• Libary Searches, Library Catalogs, Electronic databases, the reference section

• An empty notebook, a tv, a radio

• A speaker, earphones, USB

• Autocad, Microsoft, a pillow