Data differ from information in which way?

a. Data are output, and information is input. [Incorrect. Data are facts and figures that, once organized, can become information. Therefore, data are inputs, and information is output.]

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b. Information is output, and data are input. [Correct.]

c. Data are meaningful bits of information. [Incorrect. Information is organized and processed data that provide meaning.]

d. There is no difference. [Incorrect. There is a difference. Data are unorganized facts and figures. Information is meaningful, organized, and processed data.]