Computational Methods

Question 1

Pipelining

Answer 1

Pipelining: Process that allows for projects to be delivered faster
- Modules divided into individual tasks, w/ different tasks being developed in parallel
- Usually, output of 1 process in pipelining
becomes input of another, resembling a production line

Question 2

Data Mining

Answer 2

Data Mining: Used to identify pattens or outliers in large sets of data (big data)
- Big data typically collected from variety of sources
- Data mining used in software designed to spot trends/identify correlations between data
- Insights can be used to make predictions about future based on previous trends
- Useful for business & marketing decisions
- E.g products bought at certain time of year, help shops prepare stock in advance