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Here, my intent was to categorize the student’s various definitions of “Information” to show them that their ideas are, indeed, correct. In this way, it does not take on too technical a definition when we apply to signal acquisition and file compression.

    Multiple student responses

  • I think of data when I think of information.
  • Information = knowledge describing a particular topic
  • I think of information as the very basic form of knowledge. Anything that can be spread from one person to another.
  • When I think of information…I think of a library or a computer search with access to all that knowledge in that library Definition of information…any known facts or statements, etc. true/false made by a person(s).
  • Information – knowledge on demand
  • I think of a newspaper when I think of information. My definition is a series of ideas that can empower someone or something to get an answer for a question.
  • Characters (letters, numbers, symbols) arranged in a way so as to render them significant, intelligible, and transmittable between more than one entity.
  • Information is knowledge.
  • To me, information is knowledge that can be shared.
  • Information is a intertable (interpretable?) knowledge by any means. When I think of Information, I think of books/Internet and so forth.
  • The knowledge of something needed in particular or info or data on a particular subject. I always think of the internet and somebody typing in a question.
  • Information is facts, truths, and knowledge. Information can also take the form of pictures, video, and audio.
  • Information: Collective amount of data about anything or a specific thing.
  • Information: Knowledge about a particular subject.
  • Written or scribed symbols that provides a fact, sound, image, or text that is understood as data to people.
  • Information Content Messages in a specific order/sequence anything that can be interpreted into a ‘message’
  • Information: Knowledge. Help you to understand an object.
  • Information – It depends in what context. Information journalism can mean contact information, relevance, age, background history, etc. When it comes to computers and the internet, I think of information as data and all the codes, numbers, and programs that are being utilized. Essentially, I think information and data are interchangeable. (But I’m most likely wrong)
  • I believe that information is a collection of facts and knowledge about various subjects that is shared among people and invokes learning or thought.
  • When I think of information, I think of data that is transmitted either by technology (internet, media, television, radio) or from person to person.
  • Information: technology
  • Information – describes and defines something (anything)
  • Information Knowledge or something-needed-to-do-a-job. Something passed along to aid in know-how. Data Truths
  • Information: truths data
  • Information: Characters, symbols or everything contains a particular meaning that people (or animals) want to convey.
  • Definition of information: something useful derived from raw data and can be an important role in decision making. Eg. The weather forecast in the next 7 days.

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Source:  OpenStax, Diversity harnessing: content personalization for engaging non-stem students in stem topics. OpenStax CNX. Jun 21, 2013 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11439/1.8
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