managing data Flashcards
image size?
- dimensioned in pixels
- megapixels is the total image area
- each pixel is a colour
print v screens?
print
- dimensioned in inches or cm
- image needs to match paper shape
screens
- shows image based on size of screen
- automatically resampled to fit
aspect ratio?
- shape of image, shape of paper
cropping v resampling?
cropping
- trimming edges to resize
-discards trimmed pixels
resampling
- changing number of pixels to resize
lossy compression?
compression method that reduces file size by permanently discarding some data, resulting in some loss of quality\
- JPEG, TIFF, WME
lossless compression?
compression method that reduces file size without loosing data, allowing the original file to be perfectly reconstructed
- BMP, PNG, GIF
image file compression methods?
- reduce number of pixels (resolution)
- reduce bit depth for each pixel (number of available colours
pixel definition?
the tiny dots that make up an image
bit depth?
the number of bits used to represent each pixel in an image, determining the number of available colours
what is online data management?
- ensures data is acquired, validated, stored and protected in a standard way
what is metadata?
- the descriptive information about the data youre using
e.g. structure, content, permissions, author, date, location, purpose
what is the 321 storage method?
- store three copies
- use two types of storage methods
- one storage method should be offsite
data storage locations examples?
- desktop
- network drives
- hard drives
- optical storage
- cloud storage
- flash drive
what is documentation levels?
produce multiple levels of documentation that provides full context to why it exists + how it can be used
what is data management software (DMS)?
- software that takes in data and converts to single storage containers
e.g. microsoft sharepoint, google drive