Data, Information, knowledge

Data, Information, knowledge

• The term "data" plural form of datum
• The word ‘data’ is Latin in origin, and literally, it means anything that is given.
• Data is undifferentiated observation of facts in terms of words, numbers, symbols, etc.
• Information is processed data
• Knowledge is consolidated and structured information as in encyclopedic articles, state-of-the-art reports, textbooks, etc.

Example:

1. Data - Raw Material- Cotton
2. Information -Intermediary- Yarn
3. Knowledge -Finished Product- Cloth

• Explosion of information: Growth of information beyond manageable limit.
• Information Society: A society in which all activities are centred on information as a basic input.
• Information is piecemeal, fragmented, particular; is timely, transitory, perhaps even ephemeral, is flow of messages
• Data, e.g., trade and industrial statistics, price index, entertainment announcements, etc.
• Information, e.g., processed information of weather to warn farmers during times of monsoons, stock exchange information for investments, reports of music concerts, news about national and international events, etc.
• Knowledge, e.g., press responsibilities vis-à-vis democratic institutions in the form of a report, international information order as exemplified by the third world countries meetings, the books such as ‘Many Voices One World’ published by UNESCO, etc.
• Brookes fundamental equation of information science is K [S] +D I = K [S+ D S]

Reference- IGNOU MATERIAL & www.lisquiz.com