PRC-3 · Chapter 5 · Question 1 of 74
A supermarket's barcode scanner records thousands of individual item prices and timestamps every hour. A manager later reviews a report showing that fruit sales peak on Saturday mornings. How do these two elements relate?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C) The barcode scans are raw data, and the report is processed information
Explanation
Data represents raw, unorganized facts (the scans), while information is data that has been processed into a meaningful format (the sales report).
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