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Data, Information and Knowledge

• Data:
• Facts and figures which relay something specific
• but which are not organized in any way and
which provide no further information regarding
patterns
• unstructured facts and figures

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Data, Information and Knowledge

• Information:
• For data to become information, it must be
contextualized, categorized, calculated and
condensed. (Processing)
• it is data with relevance and purpose.

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Data, Information and Knowledge

• Knowledge:
• Knowledge is closely linked to doing and implies
know-how and understanding.
• Processing Information

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Data, Information and Knowledge

• Data: symbols
• Information: data that are processed to be
useful; provides answers to "who", "what",
"where", and "when" questions
• Knowledge: application of data and
information; answers "how" questions

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Data, Information and Knowledge

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Data, Information and Knowledge

•Processing data produces


information, and processing
information produces
knowledge.

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Characteristics of Computer

1.Speed
2.Accuracy
3.Diligence
4.Storage Capability
5.Versatility

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Characteristics of Computer

• Speed :The computer can process data


very fast, at the rate of millions of
instructions per second
• Accuracy: Computer provides a high degree of
accuracy. For example, the computer can accurately
give the result of division of any two numbers up to 10
decimal places.
• Diligence: When used for a longer period of time,
the computer does not get tired or fatigued. It can
perform long and complex calculations with the same
speed and accuracy from the start till the end.
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Characteristics of Computer
• Storage Capability: Large volumes of data and
information can be stored in the computer and
also retrieved whenever required. A limited
amount of data can be stored, temporarily, in
the primary memory. Secondary storage devices
like floppy disk and compact disk can store a
large amount of data permanently.
• Versatility: Computer is versatile in nature. It
can perform different types of tasks with the
same ease. At one moment you can use the
computer to prepare a letter document and in
the next moment you may play music or print a
document.
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Computer Viruses

• Viruses:
• E-mail viruses:
• Trojan horses:
• Worms:

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Viruses

• A computer virus is an application program


designed and written to destroy other programs.
• A virus is a small piece of software that
piggybacks on real programs
• virus might attach itself to a program such as a
spreadsheet program
• and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching
to other programs)

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E-mail viruses:
• e-mail virus travels as an attachment to e-mail
messages
• Replicates itself by automatically mailing itself to
dozens of people in the victim's e-mail address book.

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Trojan horses

• simply a computer program


• The program claims to do one thing (it may claim
to be a game) but instead does damage when
you run it

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Worms

• A worm is a small piece of software that uses


computer networks and security holes to
replicate itself.
• worm scans the network for another machine
that has a specific security hole.

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Malicious Software
• How do you know if you have a virus?
• Lack of storage capability
• Decrease in the speed of executing programs
• Unexpected error messages
• Halting the system

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Tips to avoid viruses and lessen their impact?

1. Delete e-mails from unknown or suspicious,


untrustworthy (unreliable) sources, especially
those with files attached to an e-mail.
2. Never open a file attached to an e-mail unless
you know what it is, even if it appears to come
from a friend.
3. Download files from the Internet only from
legitimate and reputable sources.
4. Update your antivirus software at least every
two weeks as over 200 viruses are discovered
each month.
5. Backup your files periodically
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