ocr: 4-2 COMPUTER FILES AND DATA STORAGE A Data, Information, and Files omputer professionals have special definitions for the terms data, information, and file. Although we might refer to these as technical definitions, they are not difficult to understand. Knowing these technical detinitions will help you communicate with computer professionals and understand phrases such as "data in, information out." Data and Information: Technically Speaking Aren't data and information the same thing? In everyday conversation, people use the terms data and intormation interchangeably However, some computer pro ...