- Use the search option when looking for files. - Install a desktop search engine to find files easier and quicker.
- Throughout the years information management has changed from Atom to Bit form. Some examples of this are Email from Snail Mail, Music to mp3, TV to digital and interactive TV and shopping online.
- Bit-based information has firm set of pros and con's.
Pros;
- It makes it easy to change content between different formats.
- It is a cheap option.
- It is east to edit.
and;
- It is easy to mass produce and broadcast to a large audience.
Cons;
- It makes it much easier to copy and steal content.
- It is very ways to create fakes and change information.
and;
- The large number of SPAM that circulates.
- Atom-based information is in the format of books, paper and reports and hard copy information.
Pros;
-We can see and physically touch it.
- We always know where it is.
- It can be hidden easily.
- It is easy to keep protected.
- Harder to change or alter the information.
and;
- Harder to copy.
Cons;
- Commonly bulky.
- Costly.
- Difficult to edit.
- Difficult to distribute to a mass community.
and;
- You cannot change from different formats.
- The main way to manage information in today's society is to use computers. The best ways to manage information is in the formats of text, documents, images, web pages, bookmarks, presentations, assignments and citations and references.
The DNA of Information;
Both atom and bit-based information have their pros and cons. Today people prefer to use bit-based information as it has many advantages such as being able to be sent over the web and lightning speeds with out delay or problems with customs as some atom-based information can have when being shipped physically by mail.
No matter how advanced society becomes the fact that all businesses will have an atom-based core with possible bit-based information surrounding it. There are still no ways to simply change atom-based items such as clothing and food into bit-based information so there will always be that atom-based beginning.
An example of the pros and cons of atom and bit-cased information is using a book. It is easy to purchase a book and have it in front of you whenever you need it but in reality you pay for shipping and other extra costs making it a tedious process over time, whereas a digital book is readily available on the Internet to be downloaded or read straight of the site. There is no paying for shipping or printing fees with this type of information. With printed books they have the risk of becoming out of date or obsolete but with digital publishing’s they are always up-to date and ready to read.
Although it seems that bit-based information has more advantages than atom-based, it still has its own advantages of creating revenue. An example is a video store where if an atom-based product like a video or DVD is returned late there is a penalty fine involved where if it was a bit-based product it could easily be returned on time with no late fee decreasing revenue greatly.
- Great way of storing favourite websites for quick and simple access.
- Go to favourite tab then click 'add to favourites'
- This creates a bookmark in your favourites column.
Information Management & Electronic Environments;
- The biggest problem today is trying to manage our information and have quick and easy access to it.
- Being an undergraduate student it is very important to be able to effectively manage your information.
- The change in information from atom to bits has greatly changed the way people manage information today.
- Internet options are available over physical ones.
- There are also risks involve with bit-based information, one Major problem being plagiarism.
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