MEANING OF DATARaw facts or entity which no meaning has been attached to because it has not been processed is referred to as DATA. Data could be facts about people, places, things and their activities. When data passes through some manipulation activities in order to organize them to be meaningful or to achieve a desired result it is said to be processed the result of the processed data is called INFORMATION. Â TYPES OF DATAData can take any of these forms
Data can be gathered
INFORMATIONInformation can be defined as any piece of fact, data or news discovered, heard or communicated to anyone verbally, or through writing or through other useful means. Â DIFFRENCE BETWEEN DATA AND INFORMATIONPeople who conduct market research surveys might ask member of the public to complete a questionnaire about a product or a service. These completed questionnaires form the data. The data must be processed and analyzed in order to prepare a report on the survey. The resulting report is information and maybe be used for decision making.
EXAMPLES OF INFORMATIONAdvertisement on newspapers relating to vacancy; an experienced accountant needed for immediate employment. For further information, visit our website. The zebra crossing, gives information to the road users to stop for people to cross the busy road. Green light informs the road users to go, red light inform the road users to stop, orange light inform road users to get ready. QUALITIES OF GOOD INFORMATIONĂ¼Â It should be complete for its purpose Ă¼Â It should be relevant for its use Ă¼Â It should be sufficient and accurate for its purpose Ă¼Â It should be meaningful to the user Ă¼Â The user should have confidence in it Ă¼Â It volume should be manageable. etc
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The teacher summarizes the lesson and allows student to ask questions to clear doubts.
AssessmentĂ˜Distinguish between data and information Ă˜List examples of data and information Assignment
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTING DEVICES