Basics of IT

Information and communication are without doubt two key words that represent global activity. The communication of the right information at the right time in a convenient form can cause new directions in Business, Research and Industrial decisions.

Information is a vital resource in development activities of any society. All our economic and social progress depends very significantly in the transfer of commercial, scientific and technical information. People in different situations require information on a subject in different forms and different emphasis.

Information is obtained through processing data. Data is the recording of any meaningful event in any understandable form. The methods used to collect and store the data, process the data into information and communicate the information all over the world is Information Technology. When an event is significant or meaningful, we record it. Data is nothing but the facts and figures that record meaningful events occurring in an organization.

Information on the other hand is processed data. Data is the raw material for producing information. Information is the basis on which one can take decisions. What is data to one person could be information to another. Data is processed according to requirements and suitable instructions that are given.

Data Processing System:

• Input Device
• Processing Unit
• Output Device

Data: Data is the raw fact and figure which helps to process and produce the Information.

Information: Information is defined as processed data. E.g. marks of 50 students is data and highest or lowest marks is information.