What is data and how is it measured?
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What is data and how is it measured?
Data. The word shows up everywhere — your phone is full of it, scientists collect it, computers eat it for breakfast. But what actually IS this stuff? And why does everyone measure it in bytes and gigabytes like it's flour in a recipe?
Start simple. Data is just information written down in a way something (or someone) can use later. Your grocery list? Data. A photo on your camera? Data. The high score saved in a video game? Data. If it can be stored and read back, it's data.
