Data are . A. pieces of information B. pieces of remote sensing equipment C. computer programs D. objects that orbit the Earth Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

A.

Explanation:

In Computer Science, the term data is used to refer to the pieces of information stored by the computer. These observations are collected either in the form of numbers, images, documents, etc. This data are stored in the hard drive of computer's storage and processed by CPU. The term 'data' is derived from it's singular form 'datum' which is a Latin term, which means 'something given.'

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.