Data vs. Instruction

Datanoun

plural of datum

Datanoun

Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.

Datanoun

Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format.

Datanoun

(computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.

Datanoun

(mobile telephony) Digital information such as images or web pages transmitted using the cellular telephone network rather than wifi.

Data

See Datum.

Data

a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates.

Data

information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations.

Datanoun

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;

Data

Data are units of information, often numeric, that are collected through observation. In a more technical sense, data are a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables about one or more persons or objects, while a datum (singular of data) is a single value of a single variable.Although the terms and are often used interchangeably, these terms have distinct meanings.

Instructionnoun

(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

Instructionnoun

(countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.

Instructionnoun

(countable) An order or command.

Instructionnoun

(computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

Instructionnoun

A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

Instructionnoun

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information.

Instructionnoun

That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted

Instructionnoun

a segment of coded data that is interpreted by a computer as a command to perform an operation or series of operations. The term instruction is applied to both the electronic form of the data as represented in and executed by the computer, and to any line of written computer code which is interpreted as one instruction by a compiler. A computer program is comprised of one or more instructions.

Instructionnoun

a message describing how something is to be done;

Instructionnoun

the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;

Instructionnoun

the profession of a teacher;

Instructionnoun

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program