2. Information and systems. From WikiEducator We talk about information, but what is it specifically?
What kinds of systems are associated with information? In this module, 2. Information and Systems we look at these basic ideas and start putting them together to build something that does work and benefits the users. Data. The word data is the traditional plural form of the now-archaic datum, neuter past participle of the Latin dare, "to give", hence "something given".
In discussions of problems in geometry, mathematics, engineering, and so on, the terms givens and data are used interchangeably. This usage is the origin of data as a concept in computer science or data processing: data are accepted numbers, words, images, etc. 2. Information and systems. What is big data? Big data is data that exceeds the processing capacity of conventional database systems.
The data is too big, moves too fast, or doesn’t fit the strictures of your database architectures. To gain value from this data, you must choose an alternative way to process it. The hot IT buzzword of 2012, big data has become viable as cost-effective approaches have emerged to tame the volume, velocity and variability of massive data.