Information model

An information model is like a special puzzle that helps us understand things better. Imagine that you have lots of different toys and each toy has lots of different parts. An information model helps you put all the parts together in a way that makes sense.

Let's say you have a toy car. Its parts might include wheels, a body, windows, and doors. We can think of these parts as different pieces of information that come together to make the toy car work. An information model helps us organize and understand how all the parts of the car fit together.

Just like we can use a physical model to understand how a toy car works, we can also use an information model to understand how different kinds of information work together. For example, if we wanted to understand how different people and computers work together to send emails, we might create an information model that shows all the different parts involved, like the sender, the recipient, the message, and the email server.

An information model can use different tools and symbols to help us see how things are connected. Think of it like using different colors and shapes to help you build and understand a puzzle. With an information model, we can see the big picture of all the different parts and how they fit together, even if they may seem complex or confusing at first.