Exploring Big Data

What is Big Data?

• A large volume of data that can be structured or unstructured and is generated at high velocity.

• A small amount of data that is easy to process.

• A type of data that is only found in large corporations.

• A specific software used for data analysis.

How are new technologies and innovation driving the adoption of Big Data?

• By increasing data storage capabilities

• By reducing the cost of data processing

• By enhancing data analysis techniques

• All of the above

Big Data is increasingly available to organizations in a range of sectors.

• True

• False

Big Data offers organizations opportunities such as:

• Improved decision making

• Increased data storage costs

• Reduced data accuracy

• Decreased customer insights

What is big data?

• A small set of organized data

• An umbrella term for all non-traditional strategies and technologies required to organize, process, and gather insights from large datasets

• A type of software

• A traditional database management system

Who said, 'Everything is going to be connected to cloud and data... All of this will be mediated by software'?

• Satya Nadella

• Sundar Pichai

• Tim Cook

• Elon Musk

How often is five exabytes of data created now?

• Every 2 days

• Every 2 weeks

• Every 2 months

• Every 2 years

What is data?

• Data is a collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations or even just descriptions of things.

• Data is a type of food.

• Data is a form of art.

• Data is a kind of animal.

Big data is:

• a small amount of data

• a large volume of data

• a type of database

• a programming language

The main difference between big data and standard data is:

• Volume, velocity, and variety of data

• The color of the data

• The source of the data

• The cost of storing the data