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Classification theory
Q1.1 Explain the need of classification in day to day life?
Ans. The need of classification
Classification is the putting of objects in to different categories or 'classes'. It is important because it helps people find certain objects with certain features quickly and efficiently.
Classification has delivered important meanings in our life. In general, the Definition of classification simply means the grouping together of alike things According to common qualities or characteristics. Classification has essential Part to play especially in assisting in the search process. By classifying things into different segments it enables us to retrieve things or information that we needed to look for, without the risk of too much time consuming in retrieving that particular things or information. When we want to search about particular things in school library, for example we want to look for any information about ‘bear’, we automatically will look for animal section to find these information. It is simply because we know that bear is classified as an animal and that the terms animal is a broad Generalization of classification of bear. Animal can also be divided into subgroup such as herbivore, carnivore, mammal, reptile, and omnivore. This is an example of animal hierarchical classification.
We do classification almost intuitively and without thought. It is a natural activity which doesn’t require much intelligence. Even primitive peoples will do this without thinking. For example we naturally classify dishes, plates, saucers, cups, spoons, forks, knives, etc., together since they all have one general use; i.e. for serving food on a table. Same thing with pots, pans, steamers, lids, etc. Brushes, combs, mirrors, hair pins, and so on are similarly classified together. I will be one criterion (ability to classify) which separates humans from animals. Animals can do it but they must be taught the associative processes by a human intelligence.
Q1.1 Explain the need of classification in day to day life?
Ans. The need of classification
Classification is the putting of objects in to different categories or 'classes'. It is important because it helps people find certain objects with certain features quickly and efficiently.
Classification has delivered important meanings in our life. In general, the Definition of classification simply means the grouping together of alike things According to common qualities or characteristics. Classification has essential Part to play especially in assisting in the search process. By classifying things into different segments it enables us to retrieve things or information that we needed to look for, without the risk of too much time consuming in retrieving that particular things or information. When we want to search about particular things in school library, for example we want to look for any information about ‘bear’, we automatically will look for animal section to find these information. It is simply because we know that bear is classified as an animal and that the terms animal is a broad Generalization of classification of bear. Animal can also be divided into subgroup such as herbivore, carnivore, mammal, reptile, and omnivore. This is an example of animal hierarchical classification.
We do classification almost intuitively and without thought. It is a natural activity which doesn’t require much intelligence. Even primitive peoples will do this without thinking. For example we naturally classify dishes, plates, saucers, cups, spoons, forks, knives, etc., together since they all have one general use; i.e. for serving food on a table. Same thing with pots, pans, steamers, lids, etc. Brushes, combs, mirrors, hair pins, and so on are similarly classified together. I will be one criterion (ability to classify) which separates humans from animals. Animals can do it but they must be taught the associative processes by a human intelligence.