Homework 3:

• Explore the size of various files and devices.
• Explore the sizes of datasets.
• Begin thinking about data you might want to use in your project.
• Understand the rate of change in computer speeds in the last 40 years.

Please provide the answers to the following in a word document.

1. Please answer the following
   1. Identify the size of the average
      • Email message
      • Spreadsheet
      • Word document
      • Digital photo
      • Powerpont document
      this document might be helpful.
   2. What is the size of current flash drives? A range is ok.
   3. What is the current size of a hard drive in a laptop? (A range is ok.).
   4. Go to any one of the following data portals
      • City of Chicago Data Portal
      • DATA.GOV
      • Kaggle (you may need to create an account, your option).
      Browse the content and locate a data set you might be interested in exploring.
      • Identify the dataset and provide a url
      • How big is the dataset (records, fields)
      • How big is the dataset (in bytes, use the proper prefix). You may need to download the dataset to see this.
      • What is the dataset format?
   5. In preparing for the project
      1. What are your areas of interest? (This can include professional, academic, and personal areas)
      2. What types of data might be available in each of these areas? (None is an ok answer, but probably not terribly useful)
2. Complete the Speedup Exercise, attach a screen shot of your final product in formula mode and normal mode for the second part (A more realistic example) of the exercise.

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