Data processing
Data are facts or figures from which conclusions can be drawn. When data have been recorded, classified, and organized, related or interpreted within a framework so that meaning emerges, they become information. There are several steps involved in turning data into information, and these steps are known as data processing. This chapter looks at data processing and how computers perform these steps quickly and easily.
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