DATA AND INFORMATION
CONTENT
- Definition of Data and Information
- Examples of Data and Information
- Differences between Data and Information
- Examples of Data and Information
Definition of Data and Information
Definition of Data
Data can be defined as basic facts about a place, someone or something. Data are raw facts. Data are unprocessed facts. Data can also mean facts, events, activities and transactions that have been recorded. Examples of data are names, scores, words, figures etc. Data can also be referred to as raw facts that have not been processed. As a result such data is not meaningful yet, since it has not yet been processed by the computer system. Data is the plural of datum.
Definition of Information
Information can be defined as data that have been converted into a more meaningful and useful form unlike data. Information is the end-product of processed data. Information may however be used as an input data for further processing. Therefore Data and Information are often used interchangeably. Information is organized and meaningful unlike data.
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