Question

Unclassified data is called as?
(a) mismanaged data
(b) records
(c) raw data
(d) none of the above

Answer 1

Hint: We will look at the definition of unclassified data. Then we will state our understanding of the meanings of the terms given in the options. We will eliminate the options that cannot be the answer one by one. There will be one option which will have a meaning that is similar to that of unclassified data, which will be the answer to this question.

Complete step by step answer:
Unclassified data can be defined as the data that has yet to be organized into categories or groups. Now, option (a) is mismanaged data. Mismanaged data can be defined as the data for which there has been an attempt to classify the data but it has not been managed well or not classified in an optimal way. There is a better way to classify the data. Since there has already been an attempt to classify the data in the definition of mismanaged data, it cannot be unclassified. Therefore, we can eliminate option (a).
Next is option (b) which is records. We can define records to be the accounts kept that contain information or data from the past in writing or other permanent form. Since this data is related to the past, it is possible that it has some sort of underlying organization or classification. This classification could be related to topic or related to the time when the information was first included in the record. Hence, this cannot be unclassified data. We can eliminate option (b).
Then the next option is (c) that is raw data. The definition of raw data is the data that has not been processed for use. This means that the data has yet to be classified or organized. This is the same meaning as that of unclassified data.

So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Note: In this type of questions, it is essential that we thoroughly understand the meaning of the terms given in the options. It is difficult to get correct answers for such questions by guessing. We should explicitly write the similarities or differences in the meaning of the terms given in the options with respect to what has been asked in the question.