Data |
Information |
1. Data is raw fact and figures. |
1. Information is a processed form of data. |
2.Data is not significant to a business. |
2.Information is significant to a business. |
3.Data are atomic level pieces of information.It can be in the form of numbers, characters,symbols,or even picture. |
3.Information is a collection of data.For example: Age and 32 collected together to form information(Age 32). |
4.Data does not help in decision making. |
4.Information helps in decision making. |
5.Input to any system may be treated as data. |
5.Output after processing the system is information |