Information technology (IT) is the hardware and software used to create, store, transmit, manipulate, and display information and data. Metaphorically, it is the lifeblood of the Information Age. On a high level, it is anything and everything that has to do with computing and communications.
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The definition of information is news or knowledge received or given. An example of information is what's given to someone who asks for background about something. ... Information is the summarization of data.
Technically, data are raw facts and figures that are processed into information, such as summaries and totals.
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âDifference Between Data vs Information
Data simply stands for facts and figures which may contain bits of information, complete information or no information at all.
When data are processed, interpreted, organized, structured and presented and it makes sense for which one needs the information, then only it is called Information.
This information adds meaning and improves the reliability of the data, ensuring understandability and reduces uncertainty.
To transform or to extract information from data one have to make it free from unnecessary details or immaterial things, which has some value as per the need.
Since Data needs to be interpreted and analyzed to extract the information out of it, it is quite possible that it will be interpreted incorrectly which leads to erroneous conclusions, thus such information inferred from data is said to be that the data are misleading. This kind of scenario is mostly due to incomplete data or a lack of context.
When data are processed, interpreted, organized, structured and presented and it makes sense for which one needs the information, then only it is called Information.
This information adds meaning and improves the reliability of the data, ensuring understandability and reduces uncertainty.
To transform or to extract information from data one have to make it free from unnecessary details or immaterial things, which has some value as per the need.
Since Data needs to be interpreted and analyzed to extract the information out of it, it is quite possible that it will be interpreted incorrectly which leads to erroneous conclusions, thus such information inferred from data is said to be that the data are misleading. This kind of scenario is mostly due to incomplete data or a lack of context.
âThe Needs & Importance of Information:
Information is an essential component of our daily lives, and the need for information is pervasive across various domains. From personal growth to economic development, access to relevant and accurate information is critical to making informed decisions and achieving our goals.
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Information will have a reinforcing/ trans forming effect on human beings on receiving it. A great deal for change can be perceived in the human minds/ attitudes on obtaining the information, as it increases the ability of personal knowledge for the recipient.
Information generates new information. This is the existing knowledge/ information helps in generating new information; new knowledge; new theories, etc.
In fact, scientists and scholars avail or use information to produce another document, like research reports, thesis/ dissertations, books, journal articles, seminar paper etc.
The users of various professions and vocations like doctors, engineers, scientists, scholars etc. acquire and apply information in order to do their job more effectively and efficiently. i.e. application of information for practical purposes.
Information supports research in order to obtain effective and fruitful results.
Information helps in better management of manpower, materials, production, finance, marketing etc.
State-of-art kind of information of a subject helps in identifying the gaps/ shortcomings in in the subject field and to identify the research problems to be explored or undertaken.
Information helps in avoiding the duplication of research.
Information stimulates the thought process of the users, particularly the scholars.Information helps the scientists, engineers, scholars, etc. to get well informed with the current advancements in their subjects, and to keep them up-to-date.
Information generates new information. This is the existing knowledge/ information helps in generating new information; new knowledge; new theories, etc.
In fact, scientists and scholars avail or use information to produce another document, like research reports, thesis/ dissertations, books, journal articles, seminar paper etc.
The users of various professions and vocations like doctors, engineers, scientists, scholars etc. acquire and apply information in order to do their job more effectively and efficiently. i.e. application of information for practical purposes.
Information supports research in order to obtain effective and fruitful results.
Information helps in better management of manpower, materials, production, finance, marketing etc.
State-of-art kind of information of a subject helps in identifying the gaps/ shortcomings in in the subject field and to identify the research problems to be explored or undertaken.
Information helps in avoiding the duplication of research.
Information stimulates the thought process of the users, particularly the scholars.Information helps the scientists, engineers, scholars, etc. to get well informed with the current advancements in their subjects, and to keep them up-to-date.
Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC. However, the term InformationTechnology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that "the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology (IT). Their definition consists of three categories: techniques for processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs.
International Education refers to a dynamic concept that involves a journey or movement of people, minds, or ideas across political and cultural frontiers. It is facilitated by the globalization phenomenon, which increasingly erases the constraints of geography on economic, social and cultural arrangements.
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