Week 3 - Data phases and tools

Question 1

Lifecycle of Data

Answer 1

• Plan - a business decides what kind of data it needs, how it will be managed throughout its life cycle, who will be responsible for it, and the optimal outcomes.
• Capture - data is collected from a variety of different sources and brought into the organization.
• Manage - how we care for our data, how and where it’s stored, the tools used to keep it safe and secure, and the actions taken to make sure that it’s maintained properly.
• Analyse - the data is used to solve problems, make great decisions, and support business goals.
• Archive
• Destroy

Question 2

Query language

Answer 2

A computer programming language used to communicate with a database

Question 3

Formula

Answer 3

A set of instructions used to perform a calculation using the data in a spreadsheet