Week Five, Information Management, 28th August 2007

Lecture

The lecture this week consisted of Information Management. The lecture explained two types of information format :

• Atom Based
• Bit Based

These two type of information has many types of Pros and Cons, as the lecture explained the atom based information is information such as books, encyclopedia etc, and bit based is information such as a website. The lecture also explained how to manage these types of information for easy access and use.

Workshop

The workshop activity consist of two parts. The first part being organizing our favourite websites in folders the example of my favourite websites organized can seen below.

Tutorial Activity Task 1 -

The second task is to write a 250 word log that explains the pros and cons of atom based and bit based information.

The article states that atom based info and bit based info are the types of information commonly seen today and most people have problems managing both information. The article states that atom based information has many pros and cons such as :

Pros

• Atoms are worth money
• Can be seen such as CD, Cassettes etc.
• Can delivered and carried

Cons

• Worth money on shipping
• Most probable will be held by customs
• Can be out of print

Also the pros and cons of bit based information :

Pros

• Priceless
• Easily shipped by means of Internet
• Can't be caught by Customs

Cons

• Can be copied
• Not worth money
• Doesn't have the quality of printed books

These pros and cons are the basis of choosing the best possible type of information for you. Having these it is easy to distinguish which sort of information should be kept at atom or which should be kept as based this is probably the best way to determine how to manage your information.

Article of DNA of Information -