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Information can be
thought of as the
resolution of uncertainty; it
answers the
question of "What an
entity is" and thus
defines both its
essence and the...
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Information technology (IT) is the use of
computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and mani****te data or
information. IT is
typically used
within the context...
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information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical,
organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and
distribute information. In a sociotechnical...
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Information Age (also
known as the
Computer Age,
Digital Age, or New
Media Age) is a
historical period that
began in the mid-20th century, characterized...
- A
geographic information system (GIS) is a
conceptualized framework that
provides the
ability to
capture and
analyze spatial and
geographic data. GIS...
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defines information literacy as a "set of
integrated abilities encomp****ing the
reflective discovery of
information, the
understanding of how
information is...
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Information overload (also
known as infobesity, infoxication,
information anxiety, and
information explosion) is the
difficulty in
understanding an issue...
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Information theory is the
scientific study of the quantification, storage, and
communication of
information. The
field was
fundamentally established by...
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Information architecture (IA) is the
structural design of
shared information environments; the art and
science of
organizing and
labelling websites, intranets...
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Information privacy is the
relationship between the
collection and
dissemination of data, technology, the
public expectation of privacy, and the legal...