Information Management Quiz

What is the correct order of the Information Management Cycle?

• Analyse → Process → Present → Acquire

• Acquire → Process → Present → Analyse

• Define Problem→ Find information → Process Information → Communicate findings

• Process → Acquire → Present → Analyse

Which of the following is the most reliable source when doing academic research?

• A personal blog

• Wikipedia

• A peer-reviewed journal

• Twitter

A spreadsheet is the best tool to write the final report in the Information Management project.

• True

• False

Plagiarism can be avoided by paraphrasing and citing sources.

• True

• False

____________is a collection of raw, unprocessed facts, such as numbers, text, images, audio and video.

• Data

• Information

• Processes

• Findings

An example of a closed-ended question is

• Yes/No

• Essay-style

• Descriptive

• What?

What can you use to search for specific phrases on the internet?

• Plus operator (+)

• Inverted commas (" ")

• Wildcard operator (*)

• Hypen (-)

Plagiarism is when someone passes off someone else's work as their own, without acknowledging the original source.

• True

• False

Quality data is needed for useful information to be extracted from a database. List THREE characteristics of quality data.

Give TWO ways to overcome information overload.