Introduction to Data

Data means a collection of the row information. It is formatted in a special way. All the software is divided into two parts as,

1. Data
   
   Data can exist in a variety of forms - for example, numbers and text
    
2. Programs
    
   1. A set of instructions is called as "Programs"
   2. Programs are stored in special files
   3. There are collections of instructions for manipulating data
   4. 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

1. Rupesh 24 M.Sc. (Computer Science)
2. Ajit 23 M.Sc. (Computer Science)
3. Vaibhav 24 B.E. (Mech.)
4. Sam 25 MBA

To store this information, we use an Excel or word document.