Terms

Terms/Concepts

Field (as related to DB’s) 

• The unit of storage in a database, that acts as a container for specific pieces of information  

• Dictates the type of information stored  

• https://www.metabase.com/glossary/field  

Record (as related to DB’s)   

• Structured data items in a specific table 

• Represents a specific entity, containing related data points 

• https://www.metabase.com/glossary/record#:~:text=Tuple,2.  

Query   

• Questions asked with a desire to find authoritative information  

• An action from a database or search engine  

• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/query#google_vignette  

DBMS 

• Database Management System  

• System software that acts as an interface between databases and users  

• Allows for manipulation, retrieval, creation, and security of data  

• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dbms/dbms/  

Data   

• Raw form of information, a collection of facts, figures, symbols, or observations that represent details about events 

• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/data-analysis/what-is-data/  

Information   

• Non-breaking space is an HTML entity used to create space  

• https://mailtrap.io/blog/nbsp/  

Knowledge   

• Encompassing insights on its application in computers, companies, and artificial intelligence  

• https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/k/knowledge.htm  

Wisdom    

• Capability to stimulate judgment or provide actionable insights that guide human action  

• https://www.ontotext.com/knowledgehub/fundamentals  

Provide an example from Data to Wisdom as described in Unit 6 notes.     

• Data – 85% 

• Information – I got an 85% on my clinical exam  

• Knowledge – 85% was needed to pass the clinical exam 

• Wisdom – I studied enough of the content from my clinicals, but could have studied a bit more 

• Prof. Noone’s ePortfolio (Unit 6 Notes)