MLI-101 Solved Assignment 2021-22

MLI-101: Information, Communication and Society Solved Assignment 2021-22

Tutor Marked Assignment

Course Code: MLI-101

Coverage: Assignment Code: AST/TMA/Jul.2021-Jan.2022

Units: 1-16 Total Marks: 50

Note: Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1.1 Define the concept of ‘information’. Discuss its types and properties. (10)

OR

1.2 What do you understand by diffusion of information? Discuss the factors affecting it.

2.1 Explain the silent features of information economy. (10)

OR

2.2 Enumerate the disciplines that have information as the core of study. Discuss the scopes

of information studies as viewed by Ranganathan and Vickery.

3.1 Define and explain the term ‘Communication’. Enumerate the types of communication

and describe each type. (10)

OR

3.2 Explain the concept of Global Information Infrastructure (GII) in the context of information

society and describe the layered architecture of GII.

4.1 What is knowledge management? Explain knowledge management systems. (10)

OR

4.2 In what way does the information profession get impacted by the concept of

information society? Explain.

5.0 Write short notes on any two of the following: (10)

a) Information communication process

b) Information as economic resources

c) Knowledge society

d) Digital information