A Crucial Step Vol. There is an important distinction between data and information.
Data are facts and, as such, are easily and quickly stated.
One needs to know that the shape is one of those used in the Greek Neolithic, to see a scaled drawing, and to compare it to similar shapes. Reduced view of a database window showing information about the morphology of Lerna pottery. Databases are intended to turn simple data into more complex information, to provide data in context, as shown in Fig. 3 can be generated only by someone who understands the database. Indeed, one may not even be able to access the data without some understanding of the organization of the database.