Data Structures Using C, 2nd Edition by Pearson

9.1 DATA AND INFORMATION

The ancient scratches on the rocks, writings on Ashoka pillars, the scriptures, and the caves of Ajanta and

Ellora—all indicate that the human beings have a basic tendency to record information. The oldest records

were made on clay tablets as long ago as 3700 BC. Most of the Indian scriptures were written on the thin

sheets of bark of Bhojpatra, a tree found in the upper Himalayas. In second century AD, paper was developed

in China. This event brought a revolution and the paper became a writing medium in whole of the world.

In an enterprise, whether it is a small shop at the corner of the street, a school or a large indus ...