2.4 Using Programs with Data
1. Exam Points
- Process data given in the question to get desired information.
- Select the data/databases to be used for a given scenario.
- Determine information based on given data.
2. Knowledge Points
(1) Data Compression
- Programs can be used to process data to acquire information.
- Data processing steps:
- Filter (数据过滤): Ex. keep only books of a certain type.
- Sorting (数据排序): Ex. sort data in ascending order or descending order.
- Combine (数据合并): Ex. combine two different spreadsheets.
- Visualizing (数据可视化): visualize a data set through a chart or graph.
- In each step, some programs/softwares can be used to help process data effectively.
- Programs such as spreadsheets and databases help efficiently organize and find trends in information.
- Tables, diagrams, text, and other visual tools can be used to communicate information gained from data.
3. Exercises
