Michael K. Buckland 's Information

- Information: is a knowledge which can be transferred or received concerning a particular fact or situation. And is a sequence of symbols that can be explained as a message. Information can be recorded as signs, or transmitted as signals.

Information is the key to any organization in the world today; it is what makes an organization successful, accurate and proficient in an increasingly competitive market. Without information a company is powerless, it does not know its customer or understand them,

Organising- it is important that information which collected is organized and stored in the correct way- either paper or electronic.

Raymond Buckland is one of the most prominent figures in the Wiccan community. He is the first person in the United States to openly admit that he is a practitioner of Wicca in 1964. Still practicing today, Buckland holds the title of a High Priest and is with the same coven that he joined after immigrating to the United States from England. Being able to practice religious freely and being able to choose a religion is something that U.S. citizens take for granted. For Buckland, this is a journey that started at the age of twelve.

Information systems (IS), technically are a set of interrelated components that collect and retrieve information, process and store it and support the organization in decision making. Information Technology (IT) is a shared technology and provides the platform for specific information. It consists of hardware and software for a business to achieve their objectives. Included is the computer systems, the computer, any hand-held devices, software the company needs to operate and storage. (20)

Information and Communication – providing information in different formats for example large print, Braille, video, tape, total communication, other languages, providing an interpreter.

The word “knowledge” was recurring many times throughout Frankenstein novel and attracted or forced the reader to find out the true definition of it. Curiously, I decided to look up the definition of knowledge from the Webster 's Dictionary. It defines, “Knowledge: n. Understanding gained by actual experience; range of information; clear perception of truth; something learned and kept in the mind.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) I realized this word is very straightforward, but has many useful and different meanings to all of us. It is also powerful tool to determine and control the result of our judgment. “Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions”. (Knowledge Intellectual

| An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support

Information is data that has been processed so that it has meaning and value to a recipient,

Knowledge is much more than the transmitted or acquired information.  It is the awareness and understanding of facts, truths or beliefs resulting from perception, learning and reasoning.

Knowledge is the framework for understanding information and using it to inform judgements, opinions, predictions and decisions – a pyramidal relationship (See diagram 1)

Information: It is interpreted data which has been given meaning. It answers questions such as “who”, “what” and “where”. It is data which is organized and structured.

Information is data which is accurate and timely specific and organized for a purpose presented within a context that gives it meaning and relevance. Information can lead to an increase in understanding and decrease in uncertainty.

Information is the thing that differentiate people from different creatures. It is the means by which we comprehend the world in which we live in and communicate with consistently. It is not a hunch, or an educated guess, but rather it is the comprehension of the information behind a truth or a subject. Understanding and knowledge go as an inseparable unit. From that point we can expand upon that understanding to guard and share it. In the past, knowledge could be viewed as significant refined data and prepared information." This is what Weinberg believes in Chapter One of Too Big To Know. He believes that knowledge can be formed by understanding and analyzing the data that eventually add a great value to our way of thinking and perceiving

Third, the model recognizes that information is the true cement holding organizations together. It offers a particularly suitable starting point for the design of information systems, as indeed has been convincingly argued by Espejo (1979) and Watt (1978).