The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data‚ which is the plural of datum are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs‚ images‚ or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and then knowledge are derived. Raw data refers to a collection of numbers‚ characters‚ images or other outputs from devices that collect information to convert physical
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Collecting‚ storing and using L&D/HR data It is important that our organisation collects and records L&D/HR data‚ for example we may need to use L&D data when we are having inspections in our homes so that we can prove our staffs are compliant on their training. By collecting and recording data also helps us to ensuring the best use of our resources‚ for example exit interview data can be used to help us identify issues. We can use this information to make improvements. Organisations collect
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Confidentiality 1. Confidentiality is paramount when working with parents and children‚ and when dealing with sensitive issues. Confidentiality means not sharing information that is given to you without consent. Confidentiality is important because parents need to be able to trust us as practitioners to keep their information private. Confidentiality of any individuals who deal with the nursery is to be respected at all times‚ however if a child is believed to be at risk or has been harmed
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Huffman Trucking Data Warehouse Jason Raines DBM/502 06/26/2014 Anup Majumder Huffman Trucking Data Warehouse Huffman trucking was founded by K Huffman in 1936 with a single tractor trailer. The massive and fast growth of the company was a direct result of WWII because of the increase in carrier services east to west. “By 1945‚ the fleet had increased in size to 16 tractors and 36 trailers. The business relationship forged with the U.S. Government continues today” (Apollo Group‚ 2012).This growth
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Fie lFile Organization Terms & Conceptscomprises a record; A computer system organizes data in a hierarchy t A computer system organizes data in a hierarchy that starts with bits and bytes and progresses to fields‚ records‚ files‚ and databases. * A bit represents the smallest unit of data a computer can handle. * A group of bits‚ called a byte‚ represents a single character‚ which can be a letter‚ a number‚ or another symbol. * A grouping of characters into a
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Data Mining: Introduction Lecture Notes for Chapter 1 Introduction to Data Mining by Tan‚ Steinbach‚ Kumar © Tan‚Steinbach‚ Kumar Introduction to Data Mining 4/18/2004 1 Why Mine Data? Commercial Viewpoint O Lots of data is being collected and warehoused – Web data‚ e-commerce – purchases at department/ grocery stores – Bank/Credit Card transactions O Computers have become cheaper and more powerful O Competitive Pressure is Strong – Provide better‚ customized services for an edge (e.g
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Chapter 1: Database Systems TRUE/FALSE 1. Data and information are essentially the same thing. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 5 2. Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6 3. We are now said to be entering the “knowledge age.” ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6 4. Information implies familiarity‚ awareness‚ and understanding knowledge as it applies to an environment. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 6 5. Data constitute the building blocks of information
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Data Management Software 1.1 There are many different risks to data security examples of the risks are theft‚ loss‚ neglect and insecure practises. Data security means to resist/protect your records and files from unauthorized users or destructive forces. I have numerous procedures to protect are data from unauthorized users are main ones are firewall protecting are network and computers from being hacked. Another one is that only certain users can get access to these sensitive systems‚ these
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goals of the organisation. Information systems vs. data processing systems In the last chapter we looked at the different levels of information system in an organisation. Remember that a data processing system is simply one which records the day-to-day transactions taking place within an organisation. An information system is one which uses this data and turns it into useful information. For example: Data on items sold is collected by the data processing system‚ using a barcode scanner and an EPOS
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Business Rules and Data Models Strayer University CIS-111 Prof. A database is a structure that contains information about many different categories of information and about the relationships between those categories (Pratt & Adamsk 2010). Database objects are entities that exist within a database to support operations such as storing‚ retrieving and manipulating data. Organizations use large amounts of data and database management system to store and transform data into information to support
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