Difference Between Information and Data

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Difference between Information and Data

Information:
Information is delineate because the structured, organized and processed data,
conferred inside context, that makes it relevant and helpful to the one who desires it.
Data suggests that raw facts and figures regarding individuals, places, or the other
issue, that is expressed within the type of numbers, letters or symbols.
Information is that the knowledge that is remodeled and classified into an intelligible
type, which may be utilized in the method of deciding. In short, once knowledge end
up to be purposeful when conversion, it’s referred to as info. it’s one thing that
informs, in essence, it provides a solution to a specific question. It may be obtained
from numerous sources like newspaper, internet, television, people, books etc.
Data:
Data is a raw and unorganized fact that required to be processed to make it
meaningful. It can be consider as a facts and statistics collected together for reference
or analysis.
Data are individual units of information. In analytical processes, data are represented
by variables.Data is always interpreted, by a human or machine, to derive meaning.
So, data is meaningless. Data contains numbers, statements, and characters in a raw
form.
Difference between Information and Data:
S.NO DATA INFORMATION

Data are the variables which helps to


1 develop ideas/conclusions. Informations are the meaningful of data.

2 Data are text and numerical values. Information is refined form of actual data.

3 Data doesn’t rely on Information. While Information relies on Data.

Bits and Bytes are the measuring unit of Information is measured in meaningful units
4 data. like time, quantity, etc.

Data can be easily structured as the Information can also be structured as the
following: following:
1.Tabular data 1.Language
2.Graph 2.Ideas
5 3.Data tree 3.Thoughts

Information carries a meaning that has been


6 Data does not have any specific purpose assigned by interpreting data.
S.NO DATA INFORMATION

7 It is low-level knowledge. It is the second level of knowledge.

Data does not directly helps in decision


8 making. Information directly helps in decision making.

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