Data, Information and Knowledge

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Data, Information and Knowledge
- Knowledge
  - This is made by applying rules to information
  - Knowledge is what we use to interpret and apply information
  - Once knowledge has been created it can beused to make decisions on information
- Data
  - Data consists of raw facts and figures
  - This is unprocessed data as once it is processed it becomes information
  - Data can come from survey's, transactions and results from an experiment etc.
- Information
  - This is data that has been processed
  - Forms of processing are grouping, sorting, making decisions, performing calculations and organising
Information
- This is data that has been processed
- Forms of processing are grouping, sorting, making decisions, performing calculations and organising