Social Media and Data Management Overview

These flashcards cover critical concepts related to social media, data management, and project management, essential for understanding the lecture.

Social Media

IT for sharing content among networks of users, enabling communities.

Types of Social Media

Includes Social Posting, Blogs, RSS, and Wikis.

Bidirectional Social Media

Platforms like LinkedIn where users follow each other back.

Unidirectional Social Media

Platforms like YouTube where a user may not be followed back.

Data vs Information

Data is raw facts; information is insights generated from data.

Database Management System (DBMS)

A program used to create and administer a database.

Normalization

Streamlining groups of data to reduce redundancy.

Cardinality

Measure of links in a relationship between database entities.

Big Data

Massive, unstructured data that can reveal patterns and anomalies.

Data Warehouse

Stores current and historical data; it is standardized and provides analysis.

Cloud Computing

Offers fast deployment, reduces staffing needs, and lowers infrastructure costs.

Triple Constraint in Project Management

Scope, time, and resources that determine project success.

Gantt Chart

A graphic showing timeframes of tasks in a project.

Descriptive Analytics

Describes performance based on established data.

Predictive Analytics

Predicts future trends based on past performance.

Data Storytelling

Skill to communicate data findings through narratives and visualizations.

Foreign Key

A column that creates a link between tables in a database.