History of Big Data: From 1944 to 2012

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What are the three main attributes of Big Data according to the popular description?

Volume, velocity, and variety (correct)

Volume, variety, and value

Volume, variety, and viability

Volume, velocity, and viability

Why is the term 'Big Data' historically considered vague and ill-defined?

It lacks clarity about the ETL process

It does not capture all the aspects of Big Data accurately (correct)

It has no historical perspective

It is too focused on the term 'big'

What range does the meaning of Big Data volume lie between based on the current global Internet traffic capacity?

Terabyte (TB) and petabyte (PB)

Terabyte (TB) and zettabyte (ZB) (correct)

Zettabyte (ZB) and yottabyte (YB)

Petabyte (PB) and exabyte (EB)

What did Cisco claim about the era humans entered in 2015 based on historical data traffic growth rate?

Zettabyte (ZB) era Signup and view all the answers

What do many professional data analysts imply as the connotation of Big Data?

The process of extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) for large datasets Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'Big Data' based on according to the text?

An ill-defined term with a vague meaning Signup and view all the answers

Who provided a short history of Big Data starting from 1944?

Gil Press Signup and view all the answers

What term is often used interchangeably with 'data' even though they have different connotations?

Information Signup and view all the answers

Who established the origin of Big Data back to 1880?

Frank Ohlhorst Signup and view all the answers

What did Gil Press illustrate in his article?

Recent advancements in data science history Signup and view all the answers

What term could be considered as a complementary meaning to BDA according to the text?

Data Science Signup and view all the answers

What term has different interpretations today compared to Big Data according to the text?

Statistics Signup and view all the answers

According to Winshuttle, when did the origin of Big Data begin?

In the 19th century Signup and view all the answers

What did Bernard Marr trace the origin of Big Data back to?

18,000 BCE Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered as one of the proposers of the term Big Data according to Cox and Ellsworth?

None of the above Signup and view all the answers

What did Steve Lohr disagree with regarding the term 'Big Data'?

Its early interpretations Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Visualizing.org's historical description?

The timeline of BDA implementation Signup and view all the answers

What does Winshuttle emphasize in their review of Big Data?

Enterprise resource planning and cloud infrastructure Signup and view all the answers

What does Bernard Marr believe we should pay attention to regarding Big Data?

Historical foundations of Big Data Signup and view all the answers

According to Winshuttle, what can be considered as Big Data?

Large and complex data sets beyond traditional process and management capability Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with casting the term 'Big Data'?

Erik Larson Signup and view all the answers

What is Cox and Ellsworth's definition of 'Big Data' mainly based on?

Data sets that generally fit in main memory or local disk Signup and view all the answers