Electronics
A digital camera converts raw data from a sensor into a photo file by applying a series of algorithms based on a color model.Decision Support
A stock trading application converts data representing millions of stock trades into a graph that can be quickly understood by a trader.Integration
An integration process moves data from one system to another. This involves a process of transferring and transforming the format of the data.Automation
A telecom billing system calculates the monthly charges for customers based on factors such as the customer's service plan and their data usage for the month. The charges are summarized as a document that is mailed to customers. The entire process is automated with a billing team monitoring it.Transactions
A banking website accepts a money transfer request from a user by validating it and formatting it to be processed by a backend system.Media
A website accepts user submitted media such as videos and converts it to a standard format for display to users.Communication
A messaging tool encrypts a message before sending it using an encryption algorithm and a public key.Artificial Intelligence
A self driving car uses real time data from sensors to detect if there are pedestrians ahead. This is done by applying models that were developed through a process of machine learning whereby an artificial intelligence examined millions of hours of sensor data to practice detecting pedestrians.Streaming Data
A media device processes streaming video data to play a movie from the cloud.Data Processing Steps
Common data processing steps include: collecting, cleaning, transforming, analyzing, aggregating, visualizing, storing, retrieving, formatting, encoding, encrypting, decrypting, filtering, searching, sorting, validating, calculating and mapping data. This is often done according to business logic, algorithms and processes that can be quite complex.
Summary
Data processing describes most of what computers do. That is to say that computers are data processing machines such that computing is more or less analogous to data processing.
| Overview: Data Processing | ||
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Definition | A series of operations that use data to produce a result. | |
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