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What is the difference between information and data?

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Question added by Joe Akiki , Internal Auditor , Bassil Audit Firm
Date Posted: 2013/06/15
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Mydeen MM
by Mydeen MM , Senior Accountant , Armada International Electro Mechanical Contracting LLC

Data is raw material & unorganized facts that need to be processed.
Information: data that are processed to be useful; provides answers to "who", "what", "where", and "when" questions.

SALIK RAFIQUE
by SALIK RAFIQUE , GM FINANCE , SWISS PRO MANUFACTURING CO.

Data is unorganised and raw facts that need to be processed.
when data is processed , organised and structured in a given manner it becomes Useful information.

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