Data

The definition of “data is facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.” Data is used nowadays around the world for smartphones to the stock market. There are lots of different bits and terms of data that you can look at.

Big Data

Big data is very large sets of data that are gathered from lots of sources and for a long time. The definition of this is “extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions.” This means that a lot of data is used to plot or predict certain things. This happens a lot with the weather.

Data Mining

Data mining is the term used to describe the data used to predict certain events. The definition of this is “the practice of examining large pre-existing databases in order to generate new information.” This usually occurs with big data as it gives more reliable results.

Data Security

Today lots of people are concerned with the security and privacy of their data. Big companies are under legal restrictions to make sure our data is safe. They do this by encrypting it.

Encryption