Collecting Collecting is essentially an input process. It's purpose is to provide data from the environment to other information processes inside the information system. To collect data not only is the capture of data required; but also an understanding of what data is required, where it will come from and how it will be encoded. To decide what data is required you need analyse the system and its purpose. The idea is to determine the necessary data required without collecting the same data multiple times or collecting data that can instead be calculated using data that has already been acquired. The source of data is where it originates from. This could be websites, customers and temperature sensors. When determining which data source is best suited for your system there are some issues to consider such as the availability of the data, the quality of the data and the cost of the data. To learn about how to gather and encode click here Organising Organising is the process that determines the form in which the data will be structured and represented. This process does not change the data itself, but modifies the way it is structured and represented. The aim of organising is to provide data to other information processes in the most efficient way that can be used by them. The structuring part of organising is the process that arranges the data in a specific and logical way. The structure is designed in a way that makes it most efficient for the information processes that use the data being organised. The representing part of organising is the process that encodes the data in a way that is efficiently understood by the information processes using it. To learn about how to organise data click here Analysing Analysing is the process that transforms the data into information. It translates the data so that it makes sense and can be understood by people. Data is analysed for a variety of reasons such as to identify trends, model or simulate a scenario or to study the effects of change. Whenever data is analysed the actual data does not change, it is just displayed in a way that can be easily understood. Information that has been analysed will not be precise if all factors influencing the outcome are not taken into account you will most likely get incorrect information. To learn about how to analyse data click here Storing and Retrieving Storing and retrieving is an important process in an information system. Without it you would not be able to reuse data without recollecting it. Storing is the process of saving the data onto a storage device and retrieving is the process of reloading that stored data so that It can be used. There are two types of storage, volatile and non-volatile. Volatile storage is storage that requires electrical energy to remember the data being stored such as random access memory (RAM) where as non-volatile storage is storage that can maintain the data without electrical energy such as floppy disks and hard disk drives. To learn about how to store and retrieve data click here Processing Processing is the fifth process of the seven information processes and it is the only process that changes the existing data in the system. Processing manipulates the data by updating and editing it. Also processing often becomes an inbuilt part in other information processes. In a computer-based system, the processing process is performed by the central processing unit (CPU). An example of processing in an information system is editing an essay using Microsoft word. To learn about how to process data click here Transmitting and Receiving Transmitting and receiving is the sixth process of the seven information processes. It is the information process that transfers data and information between information systems. This process allows communication between different devices and all successful communication require three basic components a sender, a medium and a receiver. To learn about how to transmit and receive data click here Displaying Displaying is the last process of the seven information processes. It outputs the final information from an information system. Displaying usually means by presenting information on a screen. To display information requires decisions in regard how the information will be displayed. Some common display devices are a monitor, printers and speakers. An example of displaying is filming a video of a friend’s birthday. To learn about how to display data click here |