Data and Information
Data
In general, Data is any set of characters that is gathered and translated for some purpose, usually analysis. If data is not put into context, it doesn’t do anything to a human or computer.
There are multiple types of data. Some of the more common types of data include the following:
- Single character
- Boolean (true or false)
- Text (string)
- Number (integer or floating-point)
- Picture
- Sound
- Video
In a computer’s storage, digital data is a series of bits (binary digits) that have the value of one or zero. Data is processed by the CPU, which uses logical operations to produce new data (output) from source data (input).
Examples of computer data:- John, Meera, Square, 56, 9.07, 010110, 1A4C
Information
Abbreviated as info, information is a term used to describe text that is informative to the individual reading it or the computer processing it. For example, the Computer Hope website is full of information relating to computers that anyone can read to learn more about computers and related topics.
Examples of computer data:- LOL is an abbreviation of Laughing out Loud.
Difference Between Data & Information
