Computers and computer science

How has the amount of data changed over time?

What should we do with all of the databases?

Give an example of a database for databases

List the 3 things needed in a database

What is a schema?

What is the 3rd type of nucleic acid called?

Is PNA natural or synthetic

Give one example of a primary database

What type of data is found in a primary database and where does it come from?

What kind of information can a primary database show?

What is a sequence motif?

Give an example of a signature of a protein family

Give an example of a derived database

What happens when a database doesn't have access tools?

What should database structure be based on?

What is string matching and what can you use to do it?

What is shape matching and what can you use to do it?

Give 2 main problems of bioinformatic databases

Some databases use hand curation and others automated, give one example of each

Are quality control checks automated or manual?

What do quality control checks do?

Why is the internet really useful for databases?

What kind of classification is used?

What is the method of classification (starts with Kingdom)

How were the 3 domains of life found?

What are the 3 domains of life?

What can you do to help identify evolutionary relationships?

What enables the ordering of phylogenetic events?

What is PSI-BLAST?

Give an example of when PSI-BLAST was useful