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Information Technology 2
Information Technology 2
More technically, information can be thought of as the resolution of uncertainty; it answers the question
of "What an entity is" and thus defines both its essence and the nature of its characteristics. The concept
of information has different meanings in different contexts. Thus the concept becomes synonymous to
notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, education, knowledge, meaning,
understanding, mental stimuli, pattern, perception, proposition, representation, and entropy.
Information is associated with data. The difference is that information resolves uncertainty. Data can
represent redundant symbols, but approaches information through optimal data compression.
Information can be transmitted in time, via data storage, and space, via communication and
telecommunication. Information is expressed either as the content of a message or through direct or
indirect observation. That which is perceived can be construed as a message in its own right, and in that
sense, information is always conveyed as the content of a message.
Information can be encoded into various forms for transmission and interpretation . It can also be
encrypted for safe storage and communication.