Level 3 Unity 3 Information System.

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What is information? (P1) Information is facts provided or learnt through someone else about something that conveys or represents a specific sequence and arrangement of things. The main four types of information are: Primary information is information that is raw and information that is first hand and original this could be Surveys, forms, questionnaires, and interviews. Secondary information is second hand information that has already been seen and used by others for example past documents or references from schools, catalogues, indexes etc. Quantitative information is information to do with numbers and statistics, information that can be counted for example the number of students in a class. Qualitative information is information that is more personal to the user. This could be information such as contact details, name, gender, age and ethnicity There are many different types of information sources which the restaurant can use to collect relevant information that they will need to make business decisions. The information can be gathered from the following sources: • People (customers, staff, managers, external agencies that the restaurant deals with etc.) • Statistics (This can be obtained from government sources such as websites and printed articles on food and restaurants, research companies that focus on food, restaurants and health) • Internet sites (Social trends, they could look at other similar restaurant websites, ) • Books and eBooks • Magazines & Newspapers Food critics, • TV It is important that information includes characteristics. This could be information that includes the following: What are the characteristics of good information? (P2) Information may carry many different characteristics; some of these characteristics are very helpful to the restaurant. Every time the business collects different
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