Analysing

Question 1

What is Analysing ?

Answer 1

The process by which data can represented and summarised so that humans can understand it better

Question 2

What is RAM

Answer 2

Random Access Memory is a form of primary computer data storage.
It connects directly to CPU
IT is a volatile form of storage
Far Faster than secondary storage

Question 3

What is the CPU

Answer 3

The central Processing Unit is the portion of the computer that carries out instructions of computer programs to perform basic input/output operations of the system.
Analyses data produced from RAM
Can execute millions of instructions a second

Question 4

Software Features for Analysing?

Answer 4

Searching and Selecting
Sorting 
Modelling and simulating 
What-If scenarios 
Charts and graphs to identify trends
File Comparison

Question 5

What is the purpose of a non-computer model?

Answer 5

Feasibility
Resolve design unknowns
Ergonomics
Market an idea

Question 6

Why would you maintain a manual file system?

Answer 6

Cost - Cheaper upfront cost
Volumes of data - If you have little data
Training- Less training needed
Nature of Data

Question 7

Social and Ethical Issues Related to Analysing?

Answer 7

Unauthorised Analysis of Data
Data incorrectly analysed
Erosion in privacy from linking DBMS

Question 8

What can emerge through linking DBMS’s?

Answer 8

New information not present in individual DBSM’s

Unintended relationships among data