DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE

Data, Information and Knowledge is the most confusing terms in Knowledge Management. In my view data and information go hand in hand. In simple words it takes the same meaning, but this can change from person to person and also depends on how they view it for a particular situation in an organisation.

When I think about it, I remember Stenmark (2002) has clearly described data, information and knowledge are linear and one directed. In my observation I feel data is a raw fact or figure which serves no purpose but when the fact is processed it is represented as information and when this is used in oneself it is known as knowledge.

Knowledge can be sub divided as external and internal or explicit and tacit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is the knowledge that have been captured and stored in computer environments may be shared by applications and users. example: storing of employment information in the database for the future reference of the organisation (Richard C. Hicks; Ronald Dattero; Stuart D. Galup, 2007).Tacit knowledge is the knowledge needed to select an appropriate computer program, data set, sequence of functions to perform, output, and analysis within yourself (Richard C. Hicks; Ronald Dattero; Stuart D. Galup, 2007).
IN MY POINT OF VIEW OF DATA, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MEANS



DATA IS WE ARE COLLECTING THE DATA AND INFORMATION MEANS WHAT EVER KNOW REGARDING THAT ONE AND KNOWLEDGE MEANS OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC IS KNOWN AS THE KNOWLEDGE.

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