From Data to Knowledge in Digital Age

Data- unprocessed data Information: meaningful data Knowledge: been

informed Digital age: human beings depend on technologies Cabbage in => cabbage

out Input output Keyboard monitor Mouse printer Softcopy hardcopy

What is data? Unprocessed facts and statistics Examples: numbers, text,

images, sounds Characteristics: no context on it’s own,

can be quantitative or qualitative, build block or information Real- world examples: temperature readings,

sales figures, survey responses. The data hierarchy Raw data: basic facts and figures:

numeric or alphanumeric Information: processed and organized data Knowledge: applied understanding of