Fundamentals of Data and Information Flashcards
What word that best describes as raw or individual facts?
Data
What is information?
Data that is processed and stored by the computer
What are Database Application?
Application that are tasked to collect and retrieve data
Give the 3 different types of architectures in a Database Application
- Single Monolithic Application
- Client Server
- 3 tier architecture
Name the 6 functions of the Database Applications
Tip: iocvir
- Input
- Output
- Computation
- Validation
- Implementation of Rules
- Report Generation
What does a client server contain?
- Database Application
- Database Server
Name the functions of the Database Server
Reading, updating, and deleting of data
This architecture is used in desktop - based database applications
Client Server
This architecture is used in web based database applications
3 tier architecture
What do you call information that has valuable to the user?
Quality Information
What makes information a Quality information? Cite 9 criterions
- Accessible
- Accurate
- Complete
- Flexible
- Relevant
- Reliable
- Secure
- Simple
- Timely
- Verifiable
This criteria defines that information should be accessible to all users
Accessible
This criteria defines that information is error free
Accurate
This criteria defines that information should contain all important facts
Complete
This criteria defines that information should be economical to generate and use
Economical
This criteria defines that information can be used for a variety of purposes
Flexible
This criteria that information is important to the decision maker
Relevant
This criteria defines that information is trusted and depends on the reliability of the data collection method or source of information
Reliability
This criteria defines that information should be secure from unauthorized access
Secure
This criteria defines that information should be simple and not overly complex
Simple
This criteria defines that information should be delivered when it is needed
Timely
This criteria defines that information must be checked and make sure it is correct
Verifiable
Cite the Data Management Cycle
- Collected or Created
- Stored and Organized
- Processed
- Shared or Distributed
- Presented or Used
Name the 1st type of Data Processing
Relating data together to form records
Name the 2nd type of Data Processing
Mathematical Processing
Name the 3rd type of Data Processing
Relating records to each other
Name the 4th type of Data Processing
Generation of Lists and Reports which includes grouping, filtering and sorting
