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What is the difference between data and information?

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Question added by chittibabu Injeti , Trainee software engineer , VIRTUS
Date Posted: 2014/05/15
Naina Mohamed Fowzul Ameen
by Naina Mohamed Fowzul Ameen , Transportation Supervisor , Wyndham Grand Regency Doha

Data and information are interrelated. Data usually refers to raw data, or unprocessed data. It is the basic form of data, data that hasn’t been analyzed or processed in any manner. Once the data is analyzed, it is considered as information. Information is "knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance." Information is a sequence of symbols that can be interpreted as a message. It provides knowledge or insight about a certain matter.

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