Data

Meaning – The word data, in the context of computers, is the information that is processed and stored on the computer. The information that is processed, may include content like text document, images, videos and much much more.

The data in question, is processed by the CPU, and then stored in files or folders on the computer hard disk.

Data is also referred to as a representation of facts or instructions in a form suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by human or automatic means. Data includes constants, variables, arrays, and character strings.

If required, users can perform certain operations on the data available, using manual and automatic techniques. When data is organised, and assigned some meaningful values, it is known as information.

Example of usage“The employee was tasked with grouping the data based on the kind of content they  represented, and then saving them in separate folders for further processing.”