Difference between Data and information ?

@vishroxx (122)
India
September 21, 2009 3:20pm CST
I want to know the exact difference between Data and Information in terms of engineering defination.
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Data is considered to be information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed. Whereas, information is the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects. In other words, data is necessary in order to get the information. Hope this information from www.merriam-webster.com is helpful. Have a wonderful day!
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@earndeep (168)
• India
23 Sep 09
hi........ vishroxx.... Its simple........... Data is a content which is stored as a data base... And what we retrieve from it according to our need is an information. We won't be in need of all the data every time, What ever data we have at a right time is information.
@nuar_y (279)
• Malaysia
23 Sep 09
Data is a plain facts that doesn't give any meaning at all. But, when the data is processed, organized, structured and presented, it becomes meaningful, and we called it Information.
• Indonesia
22 Sep 09
Data is something like meat and information like barberque.. data just something is not usefull because don't be precessed yet but after be processed become information... and information is very usefull for you or an other
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
INFORMATION is a processed DATA..
• China
22 Sep 09
Under normal circumstances the data is the data link layer concept and that he pay attention to the media on the accuracy of the information transmitted. The concept of information is the application layer, he stresses you want to say. The concept of the physical layer signal is, he stress level is high or low off the line and so on. Example given: you on the phone, telephone lines should be - signals, switches, switched voice - data, while you and the person who answered the phone exchange is - information.