What is data?, What is information?

Data

Data refers to raw facts yet to be processed. It is a fact, number or text that can be processed by a computer. Data has no meaning to the user unless processed to get meaningful information.

Source of data

Data can be obtained by any one or more of the following methods.

Counting
Observation of people, activities or event
Questionnaires result
Face to face interviews
Form filling
Test or examination scores, etc.

Data processing is the collection and manipulation of items of data to produce meaningful information. Data processing is the process of manipulation data to generate information.  Data processing methods are techniques used to process/sort different types of data.

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Data Processing Past Questions

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DATA AND INFORMATION
What is Data: Data is the raw material for data processing. It is a representation of unprocessed facts about people, places, events, objects, or transactions recorded from which information can be prepared.