Question

Which of the following statements is true about information?

a. It is a set of unformatted words and numbers
b. It has no meaning in and of itself It organizes or manipulates knowledge to make it suitable for a given task
c. It is a representation of reality.
d. It is the ability to make predictions based on data.

Answer 1

Information is a representation of reality and can be organized or manipulated for a given task.

Step-by-step explanation:

The true statement about information is that it is a representation of reality. Information is not simply a set of unformatted words and numbers (a), it has meaning and can be organized or manipulated to make it suitable for a given task (c). It is also not the ability to make predictions based on data (d), as that would refer to the concept of data rather than information. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) - information is a representation of reality.