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Data

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Data is raw facts and figures with no context or meaning
E.g. 12

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Information

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Information is data which has been processed or given meaning
E.g. the boy is 7 years old

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Data types

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Charcter/text/string

Boolean eg yes/no l/0 true/false

Integer-can be positive or negative whole numbers

Real numbers/float. E.g. 1.34

Date/time e.g. 03/09/24

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30khz

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30000 hertz

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Vectors

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Logos
Lines, curves and shapes
Mathematical objects
Edit individual objects
Are stored as coordinates of shapes

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Bitmaps

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Photograph

High quality

Made up of a grid of pixels

Stored using binary

Meta data is used for individual information E.g colour

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Colour depth

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The number of bits per pixel

The more colours required the more pixels needed

3 bits=2x2x2=8

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File size

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The size of the grid (width and depth)

E.g. an image which is 1000x800 with a 16 bit colour depth
(1000x800)x16= 12,800,000 bits
Written as 12MB

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Data storage in order

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Bit
Nibble (4 bits)
Byte (8 bits)
Kilobyte (1024 bytes)
Megabyte (1024 KB)
Gigabyte (1024 MB)
Terabyte (1024 GB)

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Pixelation

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Pixelation is when you enlarge or zoom into a bitmap image

(Pixels are getting larger and appearing like a number of small blocks pit together)

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Low resolution images

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Grainy course dots and grainy appearance with jagged diagonal lines and curves

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High resolution images

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Many small dots closer together and produce clearer images

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Streaming a video

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Allows video to be viewed on a website or app straight away without waiting for the full video to be downloaded

(Allows video to be streamed in real-time)

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Buffer

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Allocated part of memory used to store downloaded part of video before watched

Used to download the next part when user is watching a video

Helps to prevent disruptions in streaming a video before played

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Advantages of buffering

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Video unlikely to be replicated as the user doesn’t save a full copy

User doesn’t have to wait for entire file to download to their computer

Users computer doesn’t need to be capable of storing the entire file

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Sound

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Sample rate
Bit depth
Bit rate

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Sample rate

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Number of audio sound samples captured every second to represent the sound digitally

Measured in Hertz

More samples taken per second, the more accurate the digital representation of the original sound

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Bit depth

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Number of bits used to store each sound sample

Higher quality sound requires a higher bit depth

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Bit depth CD

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16 bits has a resolution of 65536 possible values

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Bit rate

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Quantity of data measured in bits that is processed in a given amount of time

Kilobytes per seconds

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Analogue

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Continuous varying signal that represents a physical quantity such as sound

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ADC

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Analogue to digital conversion

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Digital

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Represented in binary format

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Digital to analogue conversion

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  1. Sound is recorded on a microphone in analogue format

2.converted into digital format before before stored into the computer

3.analogue to digital converter is required to do this

4.if needed to play back again

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Analogue to digital converter
Sample a sound wave at regular time intervals If number of samples per second is low will have loss of audio quality because samples don’t show what the sound wave is doing in-between each sound sample Ensure original sound is maintained, sampling per second should be increased
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Data compression definition
Reducing the storage requirements of a file by following one or more compression algorithms
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Lossless compression definition
Makes its original file to be fully restored to its original state
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Lossy compression definition
Discarding some of the data for the compression process so data can’t be reinstated
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Compression used to reduce volume
Volume of storage required on devices, making larger quantities of data to fit into the same amount of storage space
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Compression used to reduce bandwidth
Bandwidth required to transfer multimedia files across communication links (locally, nationally and globally)
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Without compression volume
Very high volumes of storage required, occupying more space and slow down intervals/save times
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Without compression bandwidth
Available bandwidth most local and global networks wouldn’t cope with volumes of data being sent and disrupting communication services (lagging and video streaming)
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Benefits of compression
Will have a price
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System software
Interface between computer hardware and user application programs Enables the computer to operate its hardware and application software
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Application software
Enables the computer to do a particular task (word processing)
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Types of software
Operating system Utility programs
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Utility programs
Disc defragmentation Task scheduling Data backup and restore Antivirus
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Operating system
Manages all other programs being used on the computer (ms windows)
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Operating system what it does
Manages memory given to programs and files being processed Locates free memory space in RAM and allocate this to the program or file data Allocates processing time to the programs using techniques like time slicing Manage the storage of data on external storage devices (backups)
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Real time processing
Data processed immediately after its input Output generated is processed quickly which influences the next input received
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Real time processing examples
Airline/concert booking, online stock control systems, air traffic control systems
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Advantages of real time processing
System can cope with a of changes or processes in a short period of time Safe running of systems (air traffic control)
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Disadvantages real time processing
Limit to the number of users or tasks who can access the system so some users must wait
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Batch processing definition
Collecting groups of batches of similar data over a period of time and inputting data at an agreed time Processed without human
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What is batch processing used for
Large volumes of data E.g. payroll, billing systems and banking
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Utility software definition
A program which carries out a specific task to assist the operating system
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Batch processing advantages
Processor can be used to execute multiple programs with the appearance of simultaneous usage
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File fragmentation
A single file may be broken up and stored in different parts of the disc
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Disc defragmentation
Before a file is stored on a disc is broken down into a number of data blocks by the operating system Each block is stored in a free block of space on the disc Not always possible to locate enough adjacent free block spaces for the blocks to be stored together
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Purpose of disc defragmentation rearranges the data on the disc so that
Files are stored in blocks that are all together All the free blocks are together in the same part of the disc Speeds up the time needed to access files
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Task scheduling
Method which the processor time is divided amongst a number of tasks Make maximum use of the processor time making system more efficient
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Task scheduling steps
Multi user system robinhood method Processed deals with a task from the first computer then moves it to the next sequence When it reaches the last computer it automatically starts over again with the first computer Attempts to process as many tasks as possible in a given time frame
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Data backup definition
A copy of the original data or file incase it gets damaged or lost
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Backup Businesses should have more than one copy
Hard disc fails Virus destroyed the data stored User accidentally deletes a file Fire destroys the building where files are stored
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Backups where should be stored
Secure location Used to restore the original data to its previous state by uploading the latest backup file into the system
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Examples of backups where should be stored
If I was to store data/backup put it out of site
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Virus
Program attach itself to a file once opened, it can spread itself to other files and computers linked to the internet
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Anti virus
Scan files stored on the computer and data entering the computer system and compare to known database of viruses
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It’s important to for antivirus
To update so the antivirus software can detect all know viruses or been created

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