#defination of data

What is Data: *Collection of raw facts and figures are called data. *it is meaningless. *Every organization have its own specific data. * Data is used to perform certain operation in an organization. * it is collected from multiple sources. *it gives the status of past activities and enables us to make better decisions. *it is an input for any system. *No specific order or sequence. *Data can either be text, number, image, audio or video. * Input devices are used to provide data to computer for processing: Mouse, keyboard.Example: Numeric:, Inventory Figures Test Scores  Non Numeric: Name, Address