PRC-3 · Chapter 5 · Question 11 of 74
A supermarket scanner reads the barcode of every item sold. This massive stream of unorganized, individual facts is referred to as:
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C) Raw Data
Explanation
Data consists of raw, unorganized facts and figures. It only becomes 'information' when it is processed and given meaningful context.
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