Exercises
These questions are designed to have the reader go beyond the traditional method of answering questions. They involve using the concepts designed in the chapter and doing additional research on the Internet to come up with the best solution to address the questions raised.
Name a human sense not included above that can be digitized.
Can these senses be digitized?
temperature
balance
pain
3D printers can now be used to take CAD designs stored digitally and to print them out. How would a recipe for cooking be digitally stored?
How would one store a database in itself?
What concepts would be required to achieve this?
How does this relate to the concept of read consistency?
The table below shows how the different types of unstructured data can be converted between the different forms. Expand the table to include:
Which types conversions are one way (information is lost on the conversion, so it's impossible to reverse it).
Name three other unstructured data types that can be added to the table.
