COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A fact about something in the real world (can be in the form of numbers, strings of characters, symbols and images) that can be recorded and stored on computer media. is the meaning of
A
Data
B
Information
C
Database
D
Information Systems
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Data is collected from different sources. It is collected for different purposes. Data may consist of numbers, characters, symbols or pictures etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples are: Time Table, Merit List, Report card, Headed tables, printed documents, pay slips, receipts, reports etc. The information is obtained by assembling items of data into a meaningful form. For example, marks obtained by students and their roll numbers form data, the report card/sheet is the . information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Digital devices represent numeric data using the binary number system, also called base 2. The binary number system only has two digits: 0 and 1. No numeral like 2 exists in the system, so the number “two” is represented in binary as 10 (pronounced “one zero”).

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct option is E Files. Data (information) is stored in a computer as files.

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