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A retail company's database holds the figures '4500', '12' and 'Pune' in separate fields with no labels or context. In MIS terms, what are these items best described as?

They are raw data. Data are unprocessed facts and figures without context. Only when they are processed, organised and given meaning, such as labelling them as sales of a branch, do they become information useful for decisions.

  1. ARaw dataCorrect
  2. BInformation
  3. CKnowledge
  4. DWisdom

Explanation

Unprocessed facts without context or meaning are data. They become information only when organised and given context, for example 'Pune branch sold 12 units worth Rs 4,500'. Calling them information skips the processing step.

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