Basically data is processed to information.

The terms data and information are used

interchangeably in discussions of data processing and information systems. However we
process data to get information.
Data – refers to a complete range of facts, events, measurements, opinions, value judgements
etc; that exits within and outside an organisation. It is the raw material on which a computer
operates.

Information - it is that part of available data which is appropriate to the requirements of a

particular user or group of users.
- is data that has been structured and is now meaningful to a particular user.
i.e Information = Data + meaning

NB Data to one individual can be information to a different user and vice-versa.

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The Basic Structure of a Computer

 units of the computer. It directs the operation of all parts of the computer by
providing control signals.
NB. Before an instruction can be executed, program instructions and data must be
placed into the main memory from an input device or a secondary storage device. The
CU deals with each instruction in a two stage operation known as the fetch and
execute cycle. The control unit is driven by a clock pulse. The rate of the clock is
called the speed.