Information

Objectives

1)   To improve and impress the representation of an entity

2)   To update the level of knowledge

3)   To get a surprise value

4)   To reduce uncertainty

5)   To aid decision making

Characteristics

1)   Relevance

2)   Quality

3)   Timeliness

4)   Completeness

5)   Source

6)   Scope

7)   Accuracy

8)   Element of surprise

9)   consistency

10)       Reliability

11)       Impartibility

12)       Timeframe

13)       Frequency

14)       Reduces uncertainty

15)       Form of presentation

16)       Complete

Classification

1)   Action information

2)   No-action information

3)   Recurring information

4)   Non-recurring information

5)   Internal information

6)   External information

7)   Planning information

8)   Control information

9)   Knowledge information

Methods

1)   Observation

2)   Experiment

3)   Survey

4)   Subjective estimation

5)   Transaction processing

6)   Purchased from outside

7)   Publications

8)   Government agencies