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1. Definition of Information

Information is data that has been processed in such a way as to be meaningful to the person who receives it.

INFORMATION = DATA + CONTEXT + MEANING

Example of Information

Data 21041926

This has no meaning or context

Context

It is a British date

This allows us to register it as 21st April 1926 It still has no meaning and is therefore not information

Meaning

The Birth date of Queen Elizabeth II

This gives us all the elements required for it to be called 'information'

The Queen
 

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