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What's the Difference between Data and Information || Very Basic || Everyone must know



DATA AND INFORMATION

There is a little difference between data and information. Data are the facts or details from which information is derived.

Data 

Data comes from a singular Latin word "datum" which originally meant "something given." its early usage dates back to the 1600's. Over time data has become the plural of datum.

information

It is a processed form of data. In other words, when data is processed, organized, structured and useful. For e.g. 32 is data and age 32 is information. Which means information is understandable form.



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