Click, Connect, Compute: Data, Big and Small by Dharini Balas... - 9781526327963

Hachette Children's Group

Click, Connect, Compute: Data, Big and SmallAuthor(s): Dharini Balasubramaniam, Luke Sguin-Magee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wayland\nISBN-13: 9781526327963, 978-1526327963\nSynopsis\nData science fundamentals, using clear, expert explanations and comic illustrations to spark interest and enthusiasm in the next generation of computer scientists! Data, Big and Small delves into the details behind computer science data and information, which help people and organisations to make decisions. Learn how and why data are created, stored and shared. Find out how we make sense of information through graphs, maps and pictures, and understand how machines learn from the data that we feed them. The end of the book fast-forwards to the future of computer science, data and robotics, and considers what it might mean to live in a 'smarter' world. Contents: What are data? / Data, information and knowledge / Data are vital / Where do data come fr.