INFO SKILL CHAP 1

What is data?

• A) Processed information

• B) Raw and unorganized facts

• C) A type of knowledge

• D) Information overload

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good information?

• A) Relevant

• B) Timely

• C) Accurate

• D) Overwhelming

Information that is organized and meaningful is known as:

• C) Information

• A) Data

• D) Wisdom

• B) Knowledge

Knowledge that is unwritten, unspoken, and hidden is referred to as:

• Explicit knowledge

• Tacit knowledge

• Data

• Information

What is information literacy?

• The collection of raw data

• The ability to locate, organize, evaluate, and use information

• The process of converting information to knowledge

• The inability to access information

Which of the following is NOT a skill needed to be information literate?

• Finding information in various formats

• • Finding information within sources

• Storing information securely

• Evaluating relevant information

An information literate person should be capable of:

• Ignoring irrelevant information

• Discarding relevant information

• Combining information from different sources

• Avoiding questions

Which of the following describes explicit knowledge?

• Unwritten and unspoken

• Emotional and intuitive

• Hidden and informal

• Codified and recorded

Information overload is:

• A situation where there is too little information

• The state of being overwhelmed by too much information

• A type of data processing

• A method of organizing information

What is the first step in a strategy for using literacy skills?

• Locate

• Identify

• Analyze

• Use