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What is data ? How is it different from information

Posted by Trisha Kar 4 years, 9 months ago

CBSE > Class 09 > Computer Applications (165)

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Gaurav Seth 4 years, 9 months ago

Data refers to the collection of facts and details. It is derived from the Latin word ‘Datum’, and it means ‘something given’. Further, they include text, figures, symbols, observations and more. Moreover, we process this raw fact in order to gain information. Thus, you see that unprocessed data consist of numbers, statements and characters. In other words, it is what is we have before researcher refines it. A lot of organisations, both government and non-government, institutions and more collect data for different types of reasons, mainly scientific research.

Data	Information
Data is unorganised raw facts that need processing without which it is seemingly random and useless to humans	Information is a processed, organised data presented in a given context and is useful to humans.
Data is an individual unit that contains raw material which does not carry any specific meaning.	Information is a group of data that collectively carry a logical meaning.
Data doesn’t depend on information.	Information depends on data.
It is measured in bits and bytes.	Information is measured in meaningful units like time, quantity, etc.
Data is never suited to the specific needs of a designer.	Information is specific to the expectations and requirements because all the irrelevant facts and figures are removed, during the transformation process.
An example of data is a student’s test score	The average score of a class is the information derived from the given data.