Data means a collection of the row information. It is formatted in a special way. All the software is divided into two parts as,
- Data
Data can exist in a variety of forms - for example, numbers and text
- Programs
- A set of instructions is called as "Programs"
- Programs are stored in special files
- There are collections of instructions for manipulating data
- Programs are executed by a computer in the binary machine format
Example
Consider a class containing students with the following information, like Id, Name, Age, Degree
- Rupesh 24 M.Sc. (Computer Science)
- Ajit 23 M.Sc. (Computer Science)
- Vaibhav 24 B.E. (Mech.)
- Sam 25 MBA
To store this information, we use an Excel or word document.