BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (İŞLETME BİLGİ SİSTEMLERİ) - (İNGİLİZCE) Dersi Fundamentals of Information Systems soru detayı:

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What is the difference between data and information?


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Data are raw, unprocessed, uninterpretable objective facts or impressions obtained as a result of observations or experiments. Data are unstructured records of activities carried out in accordance with institutional objectives. Data are not able to help the decision makers about what to do and how to do unless they are associated with other data. In other words, they are meaningless by themselves. 

Information is a form of data that is organized to be meaningful. Data turn to information when they are associated multi-dimensionally with one another. Therefore, it becomes the necessary resource to produce value adding information. Unlike the data, information is meaningful by itself. Along with this, it has a meaning only for the related person or unit. It gives an aspect to the related person to interpret the events and objects. Information which has far richer content than data is a written, verbal or visual message. Information aims to have some influence over the judgement and to change the perception of relevant person who receives the message on a related subject.