Data, Information, and ICT - Grade10

Processed information

Symbols, numbers, and images without meaning

Conclusions drawn from data

An organized table

Data is meaningful, and information is not

Information is processed data

Information is random facts

Data is more useful than information

A student’s total marks

A list of numbers: 78, 90, 67

A student’s rank in class

Average score in a subject

Input

Processing

Feedback

Output

Dispensed cash

PIN entry

Account balance display

Receipt printing

To create data

To store raw information

To process data into meaningful information

To make computers faster

Relevancy

Completeness

Accuracy

Timeliness

Information should be free from errors

Information should be relevant to the context

Information should be provided when needed

Information should be cost-effective

It ensures information is error-free

It makes the information complete

It ensures the information meets specific needs

It reduces costs of obtaining information

E-Government portals

CAT and MRI machines

Online shopping platforms

Automated irrigation systems