Chapter 1 The World of Information -- Thinking about what distinguishes information


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You will be a better researcher if you understand where information comes from, how it gets transmitted, and how it becomes organized.


What is information?

Consider the following:

  • 2/1/03
  • NEA
  • 28668
  • Concerto Grosso
  • 6,267,256,055
  • -128.6F, January 21, 1983

Are these examples of information, or of something else?