As data is gathered and collected, organizations must determine how to make the best use of this vast resource. When left in its raw state, this data might remain unusable but would continue to consume storage space at an exponential rate. Within the data, there exists both structured and unstructured data. Which of the following is an example of structured data?
A) A series of digital photographs of a company's newly designed logo
B) A spreadsheet file containing copy-pasted images of products
C) A spreadsheet file containing customer information for recent orders
D) Sound bites obtained from recordings of local online advertisements

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This question requires familiarity with data collection and the ways organizations use this data. This question focuses on differences between structured and unstructured data. Choice C correctly describes an example of structured data, data that uses a known and predefined format. The remaining choices are incorrect as they are all examples of unstructured data.

As Data Is Gathered and Collected, Organizations Must Determine How