Whois & Analysis for birdiesoftware.com

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Data management comprises all disciplines related to handling data as a valuable resource.

Concept.

The concept of data management arose in the 1980s as technology moved from sequential processing (first punched cards, then magnetic tape) to random access storage.

Since it was now possible to store a discrete fact and quickly access it using random access disk technology, those suggesting that data management was more important than business process management used arguments such as "a customer's home address is stored in 75 (or some other large number) places in our computer systems." However, during this period, random access processing was not competitively fast, so those suggesting "process management" was more important than "data management" used batch processing time as their primary argument.

As application software evolved into real-time, interactive usage, it became obvious that both management processes were important.

If the data was not well defined, the data would be mis-used in applications.

If the process wasn't well defined, it was impossible to meet user needs.

Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure.

Forensic science is a broad field that includes; DNA analysis, fingerprint analysis, blood stain pattern analysis, firearms examination and ballistics, tool mark analysis, serology, toxicology, hair and fiber analysis, entomology, questioned documents, anthropology, odontology, pathology, epidemiology, footwear and tire tread analysis, drug chemistry, paint and glass analysis, digital audio video and photo analysis.

A diagram showing how the user interacts with application software on a typical desktop computer.

The application software layer interfaces with the operating system, which in turn communicates with the hardware.

The arrows indicate information flow.