Class 12 Computer Science — Chapter 7: Understanding Data
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What you'll learn
- ▸The Concept and Importance of Data
- ▸Structured Data
- ▸Unstructured Data
- ▸Metadata
- ▸Data Collection
- ▸Data Storage
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Chapter 7 Understanding Data "Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom." — Gary Schubert In this Chapter » Introduction to Data » Data Collection » Data Storage » Data Processing » Statistical Techniques for Data Processing 7.1 INTRODUCTION TO DATA Many a time, people take decisions based on certain data or information. For example, while choosing a college for getting admission, one looks at placement data of previous years of that college, educational qualification and experience of the faculty members, laboratory and hostel facilities, fees, etc. So we can say that identification of a college is based on various data and their analysis. Governments systematically collect and record data about the population through a process called census. Census data contains valuable information which are helpful is planning and formulating policies. Likewise, the coaching staff of a sports team analyses pr…
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Did you know?
- 💡 The word data comes from the Latin word datum, meaning something given.
- 💡 Every minute, millions of gigabytes of data are generated worldwide.
- 💡 The first computer hard drive weighed over a ton and stored five megabytes.
- 💡 Ancient civilizations used knotted ropes and clay tablets to store data.
- 💡 A single human cell contains about 75 megabytes of data in its DNA.
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