A conceptual overview of data mining

Data mining an non-trivial extraction of novel, implicit, and actionable knowledge from large data sets is an evolving technology which is a direct result of the increasing use of computer databases in order to store and retrieve information effectively. It is also known as Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) and enables data exploration, data analysis, and data visualization of huge databases at a high level of abstraction, without a specific hypothesis in mind. The working of data mining is understood by using a method called modeling with it to make predictions. Data mining techniques are results of long process of research and product development and include artificial neural networks, decision trees and genetic algorithms. This paper surveys the data mining technology, its definition, motivation, its process and architecture, kind of data mined, functionalities and classification of data mining, major issues, applications and directions for further research of data mining technology.