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Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a pioneer in computer science. Among other things, she is credited with getting programming out of the ivory tower and into the world of business. Admiral Hopper also found the first computer bug -- it was really a moth and you can actually see it in her log book... More

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"Everybody wants answers faster. And you get them out of a computer, so you have to make the computers faster." -- Grace Hopper

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    This generic label describes corporate information that is not in a database. What is it?
    a. dirty data
    b.
    unstructured data
    c.
    noisy data

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    This week, the hacktivist group Anonymous, announced the release of 2 gigabytes of data from DOJ servers. Anonymous claim to promote free speech and transparency in government.

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    100 Days to the 2012 London Olympics

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