Workflow management

Question 1

What is a workflow?

Answer 1

A workflow is a method of describing steps in computational analysis

Question 2

What is the aim of using a workflow management?

Answer 2

Improve the reproducibility of large and complex data sets

Question 3

What considerations need to be made when choosing a workflow language?

Answer 3

1. Programming experience
2. Available functionality
3. Previous experience of a certain workflow

Question 4

What is the most basic workflow?

Answer 4

Unix script

Question 5

What are the 3 types of workflow languages?

Answer 5

1. A system that uses implicit or explicit syntax
   E.g. Ruffus, Snakemake
2. Configuration based
   E.g. Pegasus (xml file containing ids that determine order)
3. Work bench interface
   E.g. Galaxy