Data is what is input into the computer for processing. Information is the result of data processing, used by people. Instructions are expressed through the software programs, both application and system software. The modern computer system depends on communication with other computer systems, and the people who use them, to obtain and share information. People, or other computers, enter data into the computer, which it processes , using hardware and software .
Information is what people obtain from the computer's processing to work with.
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