COMPUTER SOFTWARE

-FUNCTIONS, SET OF COMMANDS

-EXECUTES COMMANDS IN SEQUENCE (ALGORITHMS)
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3 BASIC TYPES OF SOFTWARE:
1. COMMERCIAL
2. SHAREWARE
3. OPEN SOURCE
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SOFTWARE EXAMPLES: Windows 10, windows xp, ios, dos, linux
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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI): "HOMESCREEN"
MAKES USE OF: WINDOWS, ICONS, MENUS, POINTERS (W-I-M-P)
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3 TYPES OF SOFTWARE ACCDG TO FUNCTION:
1. SYSTEM
-COMMANDS COMP HARDWARE AND SYSTEM TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC TASK
COMPONENTS:
-BASIC I/O
-OPERATING SYSTEM
-MACHINE SERVERS
-UTILITY PROGRAMS AND WINDOWS
2. PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
-PROVIDES TOOLS TO ASSIST A PROGRAMMER IN WRITING COMMANDS
-EX: DEBUGGERS, INTERPRETER, COMPILER
3. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
-COMPILED READILY EXECUTABLE PROGRAM
-EX: EMR, PHARMACY INFOSYSTEM, ETC
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OPEN SOURCE-FREE TO USER AND PROGRAMMERS
-FREE TO MODIFY, RE-DISTRIBUTE
-HAS COMMUNITIES
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FREE WARE- SOURCE CODE IS NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE
-DOESN'T GUARANTEE COMPATABILITY TO THE SYSTEM
-NO COMMUNITY; NO DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
-JUST AN ADVERTISEMENT/ PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT
-PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT
-VERY SMALL PROGRAM ; RELEASED BY STUDENT/ENTHUSIAST
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SHAREWARE
-YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND TRY FOR FREE BUT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY IT
-DEVELOPED BY SOMEONE W/ FULL CONTROL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
-USER: DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS
-NO COLLAB OR COMMUNITY
-MIDSIZED UTILITY; BY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER OR SMALL SOFTWARE COMPANY
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SOURCE CODE
-DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE WORK OF PROGRAMMERS
-TRANSFORMED INTO BINARY MACHINE CODE
-EX: LINUX, APACHE, FREEBSD
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COMPUTER DATA PROCESSING
-ANY COMPUTING PROCESS; TRANSFORMS DATA TO INFO
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STATISTICAL INFO SYSTEM: BASIC TOOL FOR NURSING INFORMATICS SYSTEM TO PROCESS DATA
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DATA: CHARACTERS THAT REPRESENT MEASUREMENT/QUANTIFIABLE FORM OBSERVABLE CONDITION
-EX: DIMENSIOM. AMOUNT, CAPACITY, HEIGHT, WEIGHT
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INFORMATION: MEANINGFUL ANSWER TO QUERY
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DATA ANALYSIS:
-EXAMINE INFO
-INTERPRET
-DOUBLE CHECK
-NON DISCLOSURE
-STRONG STATISTICAL
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STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS 2 FOLD PURPOSE:
1. DESCRIBE SAMPLES
2. DRAW CONCLUSION
STATISTICAL DATA: DECISIONS ARE BASED ON PROBABILITY
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DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012 (RA 10173)
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DATA MINING: PATTERNS IN LARGE DATA SETS