Data are raw facts from which you can derive conclusions or new facts. Information is a set of facts organized in such a way that it provides additional value beyond that of the facts themselves. Information is often the result of executing related processes on data or simply called data processing. Data processing is the process involved in converting data into usable information. Data are the building blocks of information
For example, think about scores gathered from students. These scores are raw facts or data. These are just pieces of facts which cannot determine how well a student performs in the class. The scores (data) must undergo in a data process such as categorizing, computing, and organizing. After the data process, the output are the grades of the students. This is now the information
Information at times can also serve as data for larger information. In the example, the grades are already an information. Let’s say we want to get the grade point average or GPA of the students. To do this, the grades from the students’ subjects will be collectively computed to get the GPA. In this case, the grades serve as data for the larger information which is the GPA
The table shows the forms of data that a computer works on. Alphanumeric are those that convey information through text, numbers and other characters such as symbols and punctuation marks
Information Technology (IT) refers to anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies
We consume information everyday through various platforms like social media, communication media, search engines, online news, or multimedia entertainment