Nursing Informatics Practice Exam

Data collected from monitors and sensors prior to any processing is classified as:

1. Raw data

2. Alpha data

3. Knowledge

4. Information

The correct answer is: Raw data

Data collected from monitors and sensors prior to any processing is classified as raw data because it has not been analyzed or processed in any way. Raw data is unorganized and needs to be processed to become meaningful information. In this case, it is the initial input that will undergo further analysis and transformation before it can be used to generate knowledge or information. Therefore, the correct answer is A. Alpha data, knowledge, and information are not appropriate classifications for data collected from monitors and sensors before any processing occurs. Alpha data usually refers to the first version of a dataset, knowledge is a result of analyzing data, and information is data that has been processed and organized to convey meaning.