What is data and information? || Different between data and information?

 

Data and information

What is Data?

Data in DBMS is defines as row fact, figures or entities. In other word, the data doesn’t carry any specific purpose and has no significance by itself. Hence data is store or used by a computer.

 

What is Information?

Information is organized or collection data which has some specific meaningful values.

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In simple word, we can consider as the date unorganized value of raw fact from which information can be extracted.

 

DATA VS INFORMATION

 

Difference between Data and Information

Data	Information
Data is unorganized raw facts, figures, or entities.	Information is organized collection of data.
It doesn’t specific purpose.	It has specific purpose.
It can’t helps in decision making.	It helps in decision making.
Example:- Book	Example:- Math book Vedanta publication.

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