Comment on What does the word data mean per se ?
frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 1 month ago
Data is a combination of symbols (at least one).
The 2GB is the amount of symbols being transferred from (or to) your phone.
Comment on What does the word data mean per se ?
frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 1 month ago
Data is a combination of symbols (at least one).
The 2GB is the amount of symbols being transferred from (or to) your phone.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The GB version is more specific than the general term “data”. In this case, it specifically refers to 2 billion bytes (each byte being 8 bits, a “bit” being a 1 or a 0). But in the general sense, “data” can be a synonym for “information” which has many definitions, some of which are pure physics concepts.
frischkaesbagett@feddit.org 1 month ago
I learned “information” to be “data” + “context”
Simplified: “3” is data “3 Upvotes” is Information