Characteristics of Information
Cards (7)
- enables authorized users-persons or computer systems to access information without interference or obstruction and to receive it in the required format.
- Information has ____ when it is free from mistakes or errors and it has the value that the end user expects. If information has been intentionally or unintentionally modified, it is no longer accurate.
- information is the quality or state of being genuine or original, rather than a reproduction or fabrication. Information is authentic when it is in the same state in which it was created, placed, stored, or transferred. Consider some common assumptions about e-mail
- Information has _______ when it is protected from disclosure or exposure to unauthorized individuals or systems. ______ ensures that only those with the rights and privileges to access information are able to do so.
- Information has ____ when it is whole, complete, and uncorrupted. The _____ of information is threatened when the information is exposed to corruption, damage, destruction, or other disruption of its authentic state. Corruption can occur while information is being stored or transmitted. Many computer viruses and worse are designed with the explicit purpose of corrupting data. Data integrity is a concept and process that ensures the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and validity of an organization's data.
- The ____ of information is the quality or state of having value for some purpose or end. Information has value when it can serve a purpose. If information is available but is not in a format meaningful to the end user, it is not useful.
- The _____ of information is the quality or state of ownership or control. Information is said to be in one's possession if one obtains it, independent of format or other characteristics.