Data processing is any
computer process that converts
data into
information or
knowledge. The processing is usually assumed to be automated and running on a
computer. Because data are most useful when well-presented and actually informative, data-processing systems are often referred to as
information systems to emphasize their practicality. Nevertheless, both terms are roughly synonymous, performing similar conversions; data-processing systems typically manipulate raw data into information, and likewise information systems typically take raw data as input to produce information as output.
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