Print

ICT

Data, information and knowledge

Page:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  1. Next

Data is processed by computers, the resulting informationinformation: data with context or meaning can then be used to make decisions. You need to know the definitions of data and information and the relationship between the two.

A definition of data

Data is words, numbers, dates, images, sounds etc without context.

This is a list of data items:

  • 42
  • rabbits
  • 16:00
  • 76
  • apples
  • 09743245530
  • £40
  • seaside

Data items need to be part of a structure, such as a sentence, in order to give them meaning.

Page:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  1. Next

Back to Data, information and databases index

Chat

boy smiling

ICT and DiDA Message Board

Post ideas and discuss ICT and DiDA here.

Links

BBC News

BBC Technology News

Bringing you gadgets and tech-news galore.

On bbc.co.uk

On the web

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.