ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Digital data

Digital data refers to all the electronic information we see, hear, and create in our everyday lives. It's anything that can be stored and transmitted electronically, which includes things like documents, photos, videos, emails, and even social media posts.

Think about it like your toy box. You have different types of toys like building blocks, stuffed animals, and cars. Digital data works the same way – it's like having lots of toy boxes filled with lots of different things to play with.

The digital data is stored on a computer or other electronic device in a digital form, which means it's made up of zeros and ones. This binary code is the language that computers use to store, process, and transmit information.

When we want to send digital data to someone else, we use something called the Internet. It's like a big highway that connects all the different computers and devices in the world. We can send digital data to anyone, anywhere in the world, as long as they have an internet connection.

So, just like how you can share your toys with your friends, you can share digital data with people all over the world. And just like how you can put your toys away in your toy box when you're not playing with them, we can store digital data on our devices or in the cloud.

Overall, digital data is amazing because it allows us to communicate, share information, learn, and entertain ourselves in ways that were never possible before.