FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is information?
A
hardware and electronics
B
software and hardware
C
hard drive, processor
D
(or data) in paper or electronic format
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -data in electronic form means any data stored electronically or digitally on any computer system or other database and includes recordable tapes and other mass storage devices. Sample 1Sample 2.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paper documents are difficult to search, carry, copy, and modify. Paper documents are easily damaged, misfiled or misplaced. Electronic documents are delivered by networks, disks, flash memory and CD/DVD and are stored on a file system. Multiple users can read and review electronic document simultaneously.

Detailed explanation-3: -Data is an individual unit that contains raw materials which do not carry any specific meaning. Information is a group of data that collectively carries a logical meaning. Data doesn’t depend on information. Information depends on data. Raw data alone is insufficient for decision making.

Detailed explanation-4: -Essentially, information is the result of analyzing and interpreting pieces of data. Whereas data is the individual figures, numbers, or graphs, information is the perception of those pieces of knowledge. For example, a set of data could include temperature readings in a location over several years.

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