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Data is derived from the Latin word "datum", which is raw fact taking the form of numbers, symbols, and pictures |
| before being processed into a meaningful and beneficial form. |
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Information is data that have been processed and have been given a meaning within a context. |
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Information is obtained by processing data. Data processing is any operation or set of operations performed |
| upon data to convert it into useful form. |
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Information to be useful has several characteristics. |
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Useful information should be accurate, timely, relevant, complete, current, economic and well presented. |