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What Is Occam's Razor

What is Occam’s Razor?

“pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate” –William of Occam (1285–1347/49) A principle in philosophy, mathematics, and science that assumptions introduced to explain something must not be multiplied beyond necessity, and, therefore, that the simplest of several hypotheses is, usually, the best explanation of the facts. There are two essential elements to Occam’s razor, from the Latin: Origin of the concept of Occam’s razor Occam’s Razor, also known as Ockham’s Razor, is a principle from philosophy and logic that suggests that when presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction, one should select the solution with the fewest assumptions. This principle is …

Technology - What is Protected Health Information (PHI)

What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) defines Protected Health Information as any information regarding an individual’s health status, provision of healthcare or payment for such services that can be linked back to that individual. PHI can include medical history, lab results, physical records, mental health conditions and insurance information. This data may be stored in either paper or electronic form. What is PHI? PHI, also called HIPAA data, is an umbrella term for identifiable information that can be used to identify an individual. This includes health insurance records, medical records, billing details and more – making its security …

Technology - What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?

Principal Identity Information (PII) is a term used to designate data that, either directly or indirectly, identifies an individual. Such information includes names, addresses, biometrics, and alphanumeric account numbers. Personal information (PII) is typically considered sensitive, as it could result in harm to the data subject if lost or disclosed without authorization. Fortunately, there are nonsensitive PII types as well. Definition Personally identifiable information (PII), or PII, refers to any data that can be used to identify an individual. This could include your name, social security number, date of birth, and biometric data. PII is a term with an expansive …

Technology - What is Non-Public Information (NPI)

What is Non-Public Information (NPI)?

Non-Public Information (NPI) is the personally identifiable financial data consumers provide to an institution as part of an exchange or service. NPI can include names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and credit histories. To abide by privacy regulations, financial institutions must protect this data. Technology Technology is the term for all humans’ tools and methods to produce goods and services. This includes physical tools like utensils or machines and virtual technologies like computer software and business methods. Technology plays a vital role in our society, improving comfort and quality of life while contributing to medical progress. However, it can …

What is a software development baseline?

What, exactly, the definition of a baseline it depends on your role and perspective on the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process.   The baseline concept plays in many aspects of SDLC execution, including project management, configuration management, and others.  Additionally, the baseline concept and practice is applicable to all the SLDC methodologies, including, but not limited to the Agile Model, Waterfall Model, Iterative Model, Spiral Model, and V-Model. Baseline Definition A baseline is a reference point in the software development life cycle marked by the completion and formal approval of a set of predefined work products for phase completion. The …

Whаt Iѕ A Cоdе Sniрреt?

  Whаt Iѕ A Cоdе Sniрреt? Thе code ѕniрреt iѕ a tеrm uѕеd in рrоgrаmming tо rеfеr tо ѕmаll раrtѕ оf reusable source соdеѕ. Suсh kinds оf соdеѕ аrе аvаilаblе both in binary оr tеxt context. Cоdе ѕniрреtѕ are commonly dеfinеd аѕ unitѕ or funсtiоnаl mеthоdѕ thаt can bе rеаdilу intеgrаtеd intо larger modules рrоviding functionality. Thiѕ technical tеrm iѕ аlѕо uѕеd to refer tо the рrасtiсе оf minimizing thе uѕе of repeated code thаt iѕ common to many applications. Java рrоgrаmmеrѕ use соdе ѕniрреtѕ аѕ an informative mean tо ѕuрроrt the рrосеѕѕ оf еnсоding. Normally, a ѕniрреt shows an …

What is Process Asset Library?

  What is Process Asset Library (PAL)? Process Asset Library (PAL) is a centralized repository, within an organization, which contains essential artifacts that document processes or are process assets (e.g. configuration Items and designs) used by an organization, project, team, and/or work group.  The assets may, also, be leveraged to achieve process improvement, which is the intent of lessons learned document, for example. What is in the Process Asset Library (PAL)? Process Asset Library (PAL), usually, houses of the following types of artifacts: Organizational policies Process descriptions Procedures Development plans Acquisition plans Quality assurance plans Training materials Process aids (e.g. …

What is BYOD?

What is BYOD? Basically, BYOD (bring your own device) is an information technology trend toward employee-owned devices within a business, in which consumer software and hardware are being integrated into the enterprise workplace. Benefits of BYOD The benefits of BYOD depend upon the point of view, here is a quick list Supports integrated remote work and remote workforce augmentation with requiring the acquisition of hardware and software The reduced software learning curve for employees Increased availability of workforce and access to the network. Drawbacks of BYOD Increased Support requirements Increase Security and data exposure risk Less consistent hardware and Software …