Topic: DBMS (Database Management System): What is Data and its types

Data is the plural form of the Latin word “Datum” which means raw facts and figures. So data is the collection of facts and figures which describe entities ( the things having real existence are called entities).

Data Types

     1.       Alphabetic

     2.       Alpha numeric

     3.       Images/graphs

     4.       Numeric

     5.       Sound

     6.       Video/animation