-Data is fragmented pieces of symbols and characters strung together, information is refined data whereas the knowledge is useful information. Additionally, data can lack context when looked at singularly, whereas information gives context to data and knowledge brings depth in understanding to such information
Data in context are individual facts that have meaning and can be readily understood. They are the raw facts wrapped with meaning, but they are not yet information. Knowledge is information that has been retained with an understanding about the significance of that information.
