Computer Studies Made Simple : Data,Information and Data Processing

Data:

Data is collection of facts and figures that have not been processed completely yet.

Data consists of numbers,pictures,characters and symbols.

Data is collected from a large number of sources.

Information:

The processed and meaningful data is called as Information.

Data Processing:

The process of converting data into meaningful information is termed as Data processing

Components of a Data processing System:

In any data processing system,data is the input and information is the output.

The basic steps of data processing are as follows

Input (Data)      à    Processing           à     Output (Information)