Discuss the concept of GIGO in at least 200 words

Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. TENIN TRAORE - Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 08:37 PM

Stands for GIGO "Garbage In, Garbage Out." It means that if invalid data is entered in a computer
program, the resulting output will also be invalid. So if a program asked you to enter a letter of the
alphabet and you decided to be funny and enter "3.14159", there's a good chance the results you would
get back would be pretty messed up, or "garbage." Because we computer users aren't always smart
enough to enter valid data, programmers have to take extensive measures to prevent GIGO errors.

It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that compuerwill unquestioningly process the most
nonsensical of input data ("garbage in") and produce nonsensical output ("garbage out"). It was most
popular in the early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can
spew out mountains of erroneous information in a short time.

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by Mr./Mrs. Nariman Abdelmonim Suliman Fadlelmula - Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 03:57 AM

Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO), in the context of information technology, is a slang expression that
means regardless of how accurate a program's logic is, the results will be incorrect if the input is invalid.

While the term is most frequently used in the context of software development, GIGO can also be used
to refer to any decision-making systems where failure to make right decisions with precise, accurate
data could lead to wrong, nonsensical results.

A program gives inaccurate results due to inaccurate data provided because a computer will always
attempt to process data given to it. Said another way, the output quality of a system usually can't be any
better than than the quality of inputs.

The principle of Garbage In Garbage Out can apply to many things in life. Cooking with poor quality
ingredients, often results in a disappointing meal. Likewise and on a more serious level, students who
suffer from a poor education often struggle to succeed in life. The lesson is to ensure that something is
of good quality before you use it, whether it's code or a new central heating system.

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. NOUR DEEN YASAIN - Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 04:30 PM

Under the principle of GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out,) faulty inputs lead to mistakes, including
irrational demands on ourselves and others: with inaccurate data, we instead just "should" all over
ourselves and each other.

It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that compuerwill unquestioningly process the most
nonsensical of input data ("garbage in") and produce nonsensical output ("garbage out"). It was most
popular in the early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can
spew out mountains of erroneous information in a short time.

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. AIDA BEGIC - Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 05:20 PM

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Concept of GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO) is popular computing slang for “if you input the wrong
data, the results will also be wrong.” GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) is a concept common to computer
science and mathematics: the quality of output is determined by the quality of the input. So, for
example, if a mathematical equation is improperly stated, the answer is unlikely to be correct. Similarly,
if incorrect data is input to a program, the output is unlikely to be informative. GIGO is a famous
computer axiom meaning that if invalid data is entered into a system, the resulting output will also be
invalid. Programmers have to take extensive measures to prevent GIGO errors. Programmers try to be
aware of the GIGO principle, and in fact many computers have the capacity to check code for basic
errors. The principle of Garbage In Garbage Out can apply to many things in life. Cooking with poor
quality ingredients, often results in a disappointing meal. Computers do exactly what you tell them to
do. If we give them garbage data or information, they will use that information and spew out garbage
back to us. GIGO. The term can also be used as an explanation for the poor quality of a digitized audio or
video file. Although digitizing can be the first step in cleaning up a signal, it does not, by itself, improve
the quality.

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by Mr./Mrs. Asmaú Usman - Thursday, 18 October 2012, 12:39 AM

The concept of Garbage-in Garbage-out often abbreviated as GIGO, is a famous computer axoim
meaning that if invalid data is entered into a system, the resulting output will also be invalid.

George Fuechel, an early IBM programmer and instructor, is generally given credit for coining the term.
Fuechel is said to have used “garbage-in, garbage-out” as a concise way of reminding his students that a
computer processes what it is given without judgement or an eye for accuracy. In fact, GIGO is
sometimes used to refer to situation in the analog world, such as faulty decision made as a result of
incomplete information.

The principle of Garbage-in Garbage-out can apply to many things in life. Cooking with poor quality
ingredients, often results in a disappointing meal. Likewise and on a more serious level, students who
suffer from a poor education often struggle to succeed in life. The lesson is to ensure that something is
of good quality before you use it, whether it's code or a new central heating system.

A variation of the term “garbage-in, garbage-out”, refer to tendency to put unwarranted faith in the
accuracy of computer-generated data.

What we learn from GIGO is, put in checks, and does that little bit extra so your program runs smoothly.

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. Doris Nawile Kundu - Friday, 19 October 2012, 03:17 AM

GIGO – Garbage in garbage out was devised by G. Fuechsel an early

IBM programmer who used this term to remind his students that computers process
whatever they are given as input. Computers will not reason or make a decision of
what to output. If wrong or unpleasant
data is fed into a computer, the computer will simply process that and output
the results, wrong data will produce wrong results; untrue data will produce
false information. We as human beings have been given the ability to choose
between right and wrong and must choose to feed the computer with credible data
so that the computer systems can output credible information; information that can be analyzed and
interpreted to be beneficial and reliable. Therefore no matter how sophisticated
an information system is; the quality in terms of accuracy, completeness,
relevance and timeliness of the information coming out of it can not be better
than the quality of the data that went into it. A program working on inaccurate
data will only produce misleading results. Ihsan is responsible and accountable
for everything that goes into a computer system and therefore for its output.

Computing systems must therefore be used with great

consideration on the data content that is fed and distributed over
computational systems and networks.

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by Mr./Mrs. nouran nabeel abdel latif (sheikh yasin) - Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 02:32 PM

GIGO is to input an invalid data and output an invalid result , I think we may say here that the computer
is just a machine takes orders and give results according to the information that u enter on it. Or to the
way that the programmer made it. so it's not thinking it gives u what u give it before so if we input for
example a name while the computer asked to input date it will give us an invalid output or if I input a
random words it wil give me an invalid result so..

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. Mohammad Sami Hamdi AlShanteer - Saturday, 27 October 2012, 07:04 PM

GIGO stands for "Garbage In, Garbage Out." It means that if invalid data is entered in a computer
program, the resulting output will also be invalid. So this is a proof that is the computer is only a
machine handles data according to data stored in and programs, meaning it does not think, whenever
programmer stored in you will have the results based on your entry.

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by Mr./Mrs. iman nabil ahmad al-betar - Monday, 29 October 2012, 08:49 PM

Garbage in, garbage out (abbreviated to GIGO, possibly intended to parallel the phrase first-in, first-out)
is a phrase in the field of computer science or information and communication technology. It is used
primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most nonsensical
of input data ("garbage in") and produce nonsensical output ("garbage out"). It was most popular in the
early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can spew out
mountains of erroneous information in a short time. The first use of the term has been dated to a 1 April
1963 syndicated newspaper article about the first stages of computerization of the US Internal Revenue
Service. The term was brought to prominence as a teaching mantra by George Fuechsel, an IBM 305
RAMAC technician/instructor in New York. Early programmers were required to test virtually each
program step and cautioned not to expect that the resulting program would "do the right thing" when
given imperfect input. The underlying principle was noted by the inventor of the first programmable
computing device design:

On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures,
will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas
that could provoke such a question. —Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

It is also commonly used to describe failures in human decision-making due to faulty, incomplete, or
imprecise data.

The term can also be used as an explanation for the poor quality of a digitized audio or video file.
Although digitizing can be the first step in cleaning up a signal, it does not, by itself, improve the quality.
Defects in the original analog signal will be faithfully recorded, but may be identified and removed by a
subsequent step.

Garbage in, garbage out is a more recent expansion of the acronym. It is a sardonic comment on the
tendency to put excessive trust in "computerized" data, and on the propensity for individuals to blindly
accept what the computer says. Since the data goes through the computer, people tend to believe it:

Decision-makers increasingly face computer-generated information and analyses that could be

collected and analyzed in no other way. Precisely for that reason, going behind that output is out of the
question, even if one has good cause to be suspicious. In short, the computer analysis becomes the
garbage.

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. FARIDA SHEHU ALIYU FARFARU - Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 11:38 AM

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The term Garbage in, garbage out (abbreviated to GIGO, possibly intended to parallel the phrase first-in,
first-out) is a phrase in the field of computer science or information and communication technology. In
other word, GIGO means that with imprecise or faulty data coming into your computer, the system will
process it and will output imprecise and faulty data.

It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most
nonsensical of input data ("garbage in") and produce nonsensical output ("garbage out"). It was most
popular in the early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can
spew out mountains of erroneous information in a short time. The term was brought to prominence as a
teaching mantra by George Fuechsel, an IBM 305 RAMAC technician/instructor in New York. Early
programmers were required to test virtually each program step and cautioned not to expect that the
resulting program would "do the right thing" when given imperfect input. It is also commonly used to
describe failures in human decision-making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data.

The term can also be used as an explanation for the poor quality of a digitized audio or video file.
Although digitizing can be the first step in cleaning up a signal, it does not, by itself, improve the quality.
Defects in the original analog signal will be faithfully recorded, but may be identified and removed by a
subsequent step.

Garbage in, gospel out is a more recent expansion of the acronym. It is a sardonic comment on the
tendency to put excessive trust in "computerized" data, and on the propensity for individuals to blindly
accept what the computer says.
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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. WAIL MOHAMMED ABDO ALATTAR - Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 06:00 PM

Garbage in Garbage out (GIGO) concept is common in computer science fields. it's clear from the
meaning of this concept that whenever you input wrong or incomplete data you will get wrong output.
for example, programming codes if there is a garbage code you will get unwanted output. So the
computer is processing what's given. GIGO is sometimes used to refer to situations in the analog world,
such as a faulty decision made as a result of incomplete information.

and there's a variation of GIGO concept which is "garbage in, gospel out" and this refers to a tendency to
put unwarranted faith in the accuracy of computer generated data.

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Re: Forum 1_GIGO

by Mr./Mrs. SULAIMON MUHIDEEN ADAVURUKU - Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 02:39 PM

GIGO – Garbage in garbage out was devised by G. Fuechsel an early

IBM programmer who used this term to remind his students that computers process
whatever they are given as input. Computers will not reason or make a decision of
what to output.

It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will unquestioningly process the most
nonsensical of input data ("garbage in") and produce nonsensical output ("garbage out"). It was most
popular in the early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can
spew out mountains of erroneous information in a short time. The term was brought to prominence as a
teaching mantra by George Fuechsel, an IBM 305 RAMAC technician/instructor in New York. Early
programmers were required to test virtually each program step and cautioned not to expect that the
resulting program would "do the right thing" when given imperfect input. It is also commonly used to
describe failures in human decision-making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data.

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1. Describe the difference between data, information, knowledge and wisdom discussing how they
are related

2. Discuss the creation of Adam (peace be upon him) and how Allah (SWT) displaced him to earth.

3. List the special characteristics of Insan that distinguish him from other creatures.

4. What are the responsibilities of Insan in his life journey?

5. Provide an example, other than the one given in Lecture 3, to illustrate the difference between
data, information, knowledge and wisdom.