information
- on its own 130515 means nothing - its just a piece of data
- you need to add format/structure and context to data for it to make sense - this gives the data meaning
- for example
- 130515 =data
- 13/05/15- data with format /structure which now tells us this is a data
- 13/05/15 - this is the data of the ict exam next year
- if we know what data means we have information
height - real
est age - integer
hair colour- alphanumeric
eye colour - alphanumeric
gender - boolean
est age - integer
hair colour- alphanumeric
eye colour - alphanumeric
gender - boolean
The information school stores about me is kept in a record as part of a database
each piece of information they keep about me is stored in a field
two examples of fields used by school to store my information are date and .
each piece of information they keep about me is stored in a field
two examples of fields used by school to store my information are date and .