Chapter 1 Information Overload

Information overload is a situation where there is too much information available and may reduce the difficulty to get the exact information needed at a certain period.

• True

• False

This type of response to information overload might destroy information without evaluating it.

• Analyzer

• Luddite

• Deleter

• Hoarder

This type of response to information overload may oppose all innovation.

• Luddite

• Reframer

• Power-user

• Time-waster

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of information overload?

• Difficult to determine the irrelevant information from the relevant.

• Difficult to understand the available information.

• Able to find the existence of certain information.

• Feel amazed by the amount of information available.

The cause of information overload is the irrelevance or unimportance of the received information.

• True

• False