What do you understand by data? Explain its various types.

Data refers to the raw facts that are generated by almost all activities of our daily routine. Data is everything that we can get by reading, writing, speaking, and seeing. It can be made up of numbers, alphabets, symbols, or a mix of any or all of these elements. The collection of data or facts is considered as a dataset.

Various types of data are as follows:

1. Text Data: Data available in the form of text is considered as text data. Examples of text data are research articles, any information available on websites in text form, information available in books, newspapers, etc.
2. Image Data: Pictures are images that can be processed as image data. Examples of image data are the images related to a specific subject.
3. Audio Data: This type of data contains only audio files. Examples of audio data are audio clips of songs, recordings of speeches, recordings of lectures, news, etc.
4. Video Data: Data available in the form of video is considered as video data. Examples of video data are movies, online lectures, videos captured through mobile phones, YouTube videos, etc.