data, information and computers

Basically in a nutshell a computer is a data processing device. Whatever the computer is able to do is data processing.

Data is raw facts or facts and figures in isolation.

Information is processed data, though many times the terms data and information are used interchangeably.

A computer is an electronic data processing device.

Data plays a very vital role in computer, network and information systems so it important to have good quality data.

Some qualities of good data are :-accuracy, completeness and consistency.