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Data Base Management Systems (Introduction)

Data :

Data is the raw material from which Useful Information is derived. Theword data is the Plural
form of Datum (but nowadays, people commonly usingdata for both singular and plural).Simply
we can say that, data is a collection of unorganized facts, but can bemade organized into useful
information.Some examples of data are Prices, Weights, Costs, Number of items sold or
purchased etc.
Information :
The data, that have been processed in such a ways so as to increasethe knowledge of the
person who uses the data is known as information. Of-course, now a days these terms data and
information are closely related and now adays people often interchanging their meanings.
Data (or) Information Processing :
The process of converting the facts into meaningful information is known as Data processing. It
is also known asInformation processing.
Meta Data :
Simply we can say it as the Data about the Data. In other words, TheData that describes the
properties of other data is known as Metadata. I mean,Meta Data keeps the information of the
Other Data, i.e., it keeps the informationHOW and WHERE the other data is stored.
Data Base :
A database is a collection of data (information) of some givenOrganization (a company for
example), that can be processed through one or more programs by multiple users.Some
examples are A bank, A hospital, A company etc.

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