INTRODUCTION
Data processing can be considered as a branch of information processing. This term is often used more specifically in the context of a business or organization to the class of commercial data processing applications.
DEFINITION OF DATA PROCESSING
Data processing can be defined as the process of collecting and transforming data into useful information through the use of computer.
Data processing is the process of producing meaningful information by collecting all items of data together and performing operations on them to extract information.
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