BIMF.EN · Question #84
What is the relationship between data and information?
The correct answer is B. Information is the meaning and value assigned to a collection of data. Option B is correct because data consists of raw, unprocessed facts (numbers, symbols, text) that carry no inherent meaning on their own - it's only when context, interpretation, and purpose are applied that data becomes information with meaningful value. Option A reverses the…
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What is the relationship between data and information?
Options
- AData is structured information.
- BInformation is the meaning and value assigned to a collection of data.
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A26% (9)
- B74% (25)
Explanation
Option B is correct because data consists of raw, unprocessed facts (numbers, symbols, text) that carry no inherent meaning on their own - it's only when context, interpretation, and purpose are applied that data becomes information with meaningful value.
Option A reverses the relationship. Data is not "structured information" - rather, information is what emerges from data after processing. Data is the input; information is the output.
Memory tip: Think of data as the ingredients in a recipe and information as the finished dish. Raw eggs and flour (data) mean nothing until combined with context and purpose to produce a cake (information).
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