Response to "The Nature of Information"

It was very interesting to learn the origin of the word information.

It is derived from the Latin word informare, meaning "to give form,

shape, or character to". The typology of signs: icons, indices, and symbols,

which were defined by Charles Sanders clarified that they where all different

forms of representation of objects (see table below).

Icons	Direct representations of objects.
Indices	Indirect representations of objects
Symbols	Arbitrary representations of objects Requires an exclusive social convention to be understood

I have learnt a lot from "The Nature of Information" and it was a very

good read. I recommend it to anyone interested in learning about "The Nature

of representation". You will find ithere .

click here to go to the course's blog, Infoprot.