Showing posts with label Database Management (DBMS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Database Management (DBMS. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

File Processing System



File processing system is the first computer-based approach to handle business application. In past many organization store data in files on magnetic tape or disk for future need or for modification if required.

Thursday, 7 May 2015

What is Information?


When data processed in meaningful form is called information. information is useful form of data. It is the output of a computer. It is used frequently. It is also important for decision making.

Why we need information?
  • Knowledge derived from study, experience , or instruction.
  • Communication of intelligence.
  • Information is any kind of knowledge that is exchangeable amongst people, about things, facts, concepts, etc., in some context.
  • Information is interpreted data
Detail Example of information:
Some candidates want to take admission so they will fill an admission form containing data about their selves. When this data is organized and arranged by eligibility criteria and admission rules a merit list will be formulated. This merit list is in the form of information of certain students which are eligible for admission.
Data
Name: Ali, Ayesha, Ahmad, Munir
Marks:10,5,2,8
Condition or Restriction for eligibility:
Merit calculation
If marks >=5 candidate is eligible
After Process
                INFORMATION
                      Merit List                   
Sr No
Name
Marks
1
Ali
10
2
Ayesha
05
3
Munir
08






                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                 

What is Data? Data

A collection of  Raw (facts, figures, events and transactions) are called data. Raw mean unprocessed for of information. Data may be consist of letters, numbers, graphics, audio ,video, symbols and any thing which collected for some purposes. Data collected from different sources.
Example of sources or purposes.
·         Researchers who conduct market research survey might ask member of the public to complete questionnaires about a product or a service. These completed questionnaires are data.
        Some candidates want to take admission in university they will fill admission forms.
Above all are unprocessed and unprepared which is needed to process and work more.

Why we need Data?
·         Facts, statistics used for reference or analysis.
  • Numbers, characters, symbols, images etc., which can be processed by a computer.
  • Data must be interpreted, by a human or machine, to derive meaning
  • Data is a representation of information