COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Information is the
A
data
B
meaningful data
C
raw data
D
Both A and B
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The meaningful and organised form of data is called information. Information is a set of data which is processed in a meaningful way according to the given requirement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Information refers to the meaningful output obtained after processing the data. Data processing therefore refers to the process of transforming raw data into meaningful output i.e. information.

Detailed explanation-3: -This paper contributes to the current debate by criticising and revising the Standard Definition of semantic Information (SDI) as meaningful data, in favour of the Dretske-Grice approach: meaningful and well-formed data constitute semantic information only if they also qualify as contingently truthful.

Detailed explanation-4: -Analytics, the process of finding, interpreting, and communicating meaningful patterns in data, is the next logical step after data processing.

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