Data and Information

Computer Science SSS1 First Term

Data and Information

Week 3 & 4

Performance Objective

The student should able to

1. Define data and information
2. Identify a computer as an electronic machine

Content

Data

Data are raw facts and figures without any added interpretation. Data can be defined as a representation of facts or concepts in a formalized manner that should be suited for interpretation or processing by a human or electronic machine. Examples of data include:

• Symbols: $, @, &, /, # etc.
• Figures/Numbers: 1, 2, 34, 0.12 2 etc.
• Alphabets: A-Z or a-z
• Words: Tunde, Facts, Ibadan etc.

Information

Information is organized or classified data that has some meaningful values for the receiver.  It can also be defined as the processed…