PRC-3 · Chapter 5 · Question 24 of 74
A biometric scanner logs thousands of employee thumbprints and timestamps every morning. Until these logs are organized into a 'monthly attendance report', what are they considered?
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) Raw data
Explanation
Raw, unorganized facts and figures (like raw timestamps) are considered data. They become information only after being processed into a meaningful format.
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