LO1-Information System

Research:
1.Explain Information System
A combination of hardware,software,infrastructure and trained personnel organized to facilitate planning,control,coordination and decision making in an organization.

2.Explain the types of information and give example:

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Primary

• Secondary

Qualitative is non numeric information based on the quality of an item or object.For example if you were testing water then you might say that the taste is either nice or not so nice



Quantitative is information can be directly measured and can be seen as factual information rather than opinion.For example, when testing water the fluoride content of the water might be measured in milligrams.

Primary is information that you collect yourself. For example carrying out a survey or using sales figures from your own cash registers.

Secondary  is information that is collected from a secondary source outside of your own organisation.For example biographies,in order to present a balanced, objective hypothesis  it may sometimes be necessary to use a range of sources.

References:

BusinessDictionary.com. (2017). What comes after those ellipses?. [online] Available at: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/information-system.html [Accessed 13 Jun. 2017].

Content Writer. (2013). Types of information (qualitative, quantitative, primary and secondary) - Content Writer. [online] Available at: http://www.contentedwriter.com/types-of-information-qualitative-quantitative-primary-and-secondary/ [Accessed 13 Jun. 2017].