How big is a gigabyte (GB)?: Putting units of data into tangible scale

August 9, 2017 by 2 Comments
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Data permeates our lives. And, while data is measurable, it is also abstract, making it difficult for people to grasp its size or scale. This video shows data units re-imagined as more tangible objects, so we can more easily comprehend their scale.

Logan Wilt is a data scientist for DXC. She is interested in practical tactical data science applications as well as leveraging semantic technologies for better data discovery. Portions of this post may have originally appeared on her LinkedIn blog.

 

 

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  1. michaelconlindxc says:
    August 9, 2017 at 9:31 am

    Great video, very informative approach.

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    Reply

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