Question

What is the difference between data, information and knowledge? In your opinion, which one is most important? Support your answer

Answer 1

Data has no context like the specific details or events. It is the raw information which is not analysed.It comsist of all the numbers,symbols,statistics,and images wich do not give the complete information but helps as the primary source of the information creation.

Information is created from the data available. The collected data is analysed,structured in a specific way so that it is useful and easy to understand and process. It consist of proper context which is reliable

Knowledge is the ability of the person to understand the collected and complied informations.It may the information of a person, place or events which is understood through reading,perceiving through experience,studying and understanding.

All the above mentioned factors data,information and knowledge inter play with each other as each have link with other were set of data forms the information which is provide clear understanding of a specific concept that will help in improving the knowledge.Thus all three are important,