In another example, he illustrates how the context of knowledge, information
and data can be understood using the alphabet, and how information can be
construed from data, knowledge from information etc:
- (T)(h)(e)(o)(l)(d)(s)(h)(o)(e) - data
- (The)(old)(shoe) - information
- (The old shoe) - knowledge
Denham Gray uses the example of baking a cake to define knowledge,
information and data:
- data - the different ingredients i.e. flour, water, eggs, sugar etc.
- information - the recipe i.e. mix flour, eggs and water, preheat oven to 400
etc. - knowledge - the know how
the cook uses to bake the cake, to best utilize the data and information
available.[2]