Silway Travels organizes tours to a number of cities in Illinois. The manager of the company examines a spreadsheet which is an annual record of airfares to different cities from Chicago. The contents of the spreadsheet will be used to determine the difference in peak season and off-season airfares. The spreadsheet, in this case, represents ________.
A) a survey
B) data
C) information
D) an analysis
E) a system

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The spreadsheet in this scenario represents data, which is raw and unorganized information that can be used to extract useful insights through analysis. It is not yet considered information, which is data that has been processed, organized, and presented in a meaningful way. Therefore, the best choice is B, data.

Silway Travels Organizes Tours to a Number of Cities in Illinois