Whois & Analysis for daily4mative.com

Information is any entity or form that provides the answer to a question of some kind or resolves uncertainty.

It is thus related to data and knowledge, as data represents values attributed to parameters, and knowledge signifies understanding of real things or abstract concepts.

As it regards data, the information's existence is not necessarily coupled to an observer (it exists beyond an event horizon, for example), while in the case of knowledge, the information requires a cognitive observer.

A digital library, digital repository, or digital collection, is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, or other digital media formats.

Objects can consist of digitized content like print or photographs, as well as born-digital content like word processor files or social media posts.

In addition to storing content, digital libraries provide means for organizing, searching, and retrieving the content contained in the collection.

A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way.

Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display.

Variants of portals include mashups and intranet "dashboards" for executives and managers.

The extent to which content is displayed in a "uniform way" may depend on the intended user and the intended purpose, as well as the diversity of the content.

Very often design emphasis is on a certain "metaphor" for configuring and customizing the presentation of the content (e.g., a dashboard or map) and the chosen implementation framework or code libraries.

In addition, the role of the user in an organization may determine which content can be added to the portal or deleted from the portal configuration.