2.1. DATA AND INFORMATION Data Data is the raw materials from which information is generated. Data are raw facts or observations typically about physical phenomena or business transactions. It appears in the form of text‚ number‚ figures or any combination of these. More specifically data are objective measurements of the attributes (the characteristics) of entities (such as people‚ places‚ things and events) According to Loudon and Loudon- “Streams of raw facts representing events
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Assignment: Chapter 4 – Due September 20th Instructions: 1. Complete the identifying information above. 2. There are 15 Health Data Users identified and described in chapter 4. Select any 10 of the 15 health data users and describe why each data user needs the data. Do you have any personal experiences that you can associate with the health data user selected? Is so‚ include that information to demonstrate your understanding. Please use your own words and do not cut and paste from
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Data Encryption Standard In 1972‚ the NBS Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST) initiated a project in computer security‚ a subject then in its infancy. One of the first goals of the project was to develop a cryptographic algorithm standard that could be used to protect sensitive and valuable data during transmission and in storage. Prior to this NBS initiative‚ encryption had been largely the concern of military and intelligence organizations. The encryption algorithms‚ i.e.‚ the
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1) Name and describe data security process. It is about keeping data safe. Many individuals‚ small business and major companies rely heavily on their computer systems. If the data in these computer systems is damaged‚ lost‚ or stolen‚ it can lead to disaster. Key threats to data security. Such process can be done by using Passwords and encryptions. 2) Explain Internet and Intranet with a basic difference Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks‚ when you connect your
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Analyzing Data IT206 September 2‚ 2011 Don Shultz Analyzing Data The five basic steps that are required for analyzing data using Microsoft Access according to the article by Samuels and Wood (2007. The steps are to gather the data‚ create a database‚ edit and validate data‚ connect data files‚ and perform queries. The first step is to determine exactly what analyzes you want to perform and ensure that you gather all that is needed. Keep in mind to import into Access it has to be formatted
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Digital Transmission of Digital Data Digital Transmission of Digital Data Digital Data -- can be represented electronically(by sequences of specified voltage levels) or optically Digital Transmission -- sending of information over a physical communications media in the form of digital signals. Page 2 Digital Transmission of Digital Data Computers produce binary data Standards needed to ensure both sender and receiver understands this data Codes: digital combinations
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mmTASK 1 a) Explain the following types of data communication networks and their applications * Public switched telephone network (PSTN) * Local area networks (LANs) * Metropolitan area networks (MANs) * Wide area networks (WANs) * Packet switched data network (PSDN)‚ * Integrated services digital network (ISDN) Public switched telephone network (PSTN) Public Switched telephone network (PSTN) is the global collection of interconnects originally designed to
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ChoicePoint Data Breach Brandon Harvey CSIA 301-7381 August 8‚ 2012 Professor Abraham Bloom Abstract The ChoicePoint data breach occurred in 2005. This insider data breach brought to light how a company can still be vulnerable to having data stolen from its databases even without any type of hacking of their system. By not properly vetting request for new accounts and request for information led to the theft of over a hundred thousand records of people’s personal information. ChoicePoint Data Breach
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Limitations of Data Mining Data mining is one of the more efficient tools when it comes to looking for specific characteristics over large amounts of data. It is as simple as typing in certain keywords and the words being highlighted in certain articles and other data. Data mining however‚ is not nearly a perfect process. It has certain limitations and capabilities that can vary by situation. The article N.Y. bomb plot highlights limitations of data mining‚ brought up a few very good points
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DATA RETRIEVAL CHART Importance / Economic Values | Problems / Challenges | Effect to the Economy | Government Programs | 1. Water resources provide us aquatic creatures like fish that serves as our food which is a basic need. | Some fisherman use dangerous fishing methods like muro-ami and dynamite fishing. | Red tide decreases the quality of the fish that we catch. | R.A. 1751 – Anti illegal fishing. | 2. Fishing makes a general improvement in living standards because of the profits
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