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What is information?




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QUESTION

What is information?


OPTIONS

(a) Explosion of knowledge

(b) Human knowledge

(c) Process of achieving knowledge

(d) Product of different types of human activities and events


ANSWER

(d) Product of different types of human activities and events







Information is a product of different types of human activities and events.







Information is a product of different types of human activities and events. Information is that which informs. In other words, it is the answer to a question of some kind. It is thus related to data and knowledge, as data represents values attributed to parameters, and knowledge signifies understanding of real things or abstract concepts.