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What are the three main characteristics that big data is typically broken down into?
What are the three main characteristics that big data is typically broken down into?
- Quantity, Speed, Accuracy
- Variety, Velocity, Veracity
- Speed, Volume, Types
- Volume, Velocity, Variety (correct)
What is the fourth 'V' that is considered important in the context of big data?
What is the fourth 'V' that is considered important in the context of big data?
- Value
- Variability
- Validation
- Veracity (correct)
Why is it noted in the text that simplifying big data into the three Vs can be misleading?
Why is it noted in the text that simplifying big data into the three Vs can be misleading?
- Because it underestimates the volume of data handled
- Because it's too complex for most companies to understand
- Because it overlooks the importance of data accuracy (correct)
- Because it ignores the need for real-time analysis
What is the main purpose of analyzing massive amounts of data in real time, as mentioned in the text?
What is the main purpose of analyzing massive amounts of data in real time, as mentioned in the text?
Which element is crucial for a business when analyzing big data to impact business outcomes?
Which element is crucial for a business when analyzing big data to impact business outcomes?
Why is veracity an important consideration when analyzing big data?
Why is veracity an important consideration when analyzing big data?
How did companies address the challenge of handling unstructured data elements?
How did companies address the challenge of handling unstructured data elements?
What was the limitation of storing unstructured data as BLOBs in relational databases?
What was the limitation of storing unstructured data as BLOBs in relational databases?
What did the object database management system (ODBMS) provide that traditional relational databases did not?
What did the object database management system (ODBMS) provide that traditional relational databases did not?
What was a key feature of object databases that helped with manipulation of various data objects?
What was a key feature of object databases that helped with manipulation of various data objects?
What significant innovation did object databases introduce to data management?
What significant innovation did object databases introduce to data management?
In which 'wave' of data management did web and content management play a significant role?
In which 'wave' of data management did web and content management play a significant role?
Why is it important for companies to secure big data?
Why is it important for companies to secure big data?
What is one reason a healthcare company might use big data applications?
What is one reason a healthcare company might use big data applications?
Why should security requirements be considered from the outset in big data analysis?
Why should security requirements be considered from the outset in big data analysis?
What is a characteristic of traditional operational data sources?
What is a characteristic of traditional operational data sources?
Why is it important for operational data sources to encompass a broader set of data sources?
Why is it important for operational data sources to encompass a broader set of data sources?
What kind of data source is increasingly important for businesses alongside structured data?
What kind of data source is increasingly important for businesses alongside structured data?
What is one of the challenges companies face in dealing with different types of data sources?
What is one of the challenges companies face in dealing with different types of data sources?
What contributes to the challenge of managing data in traditional ways?
What contributes to the challenge of managing data in traditional ways?
What is highlighted as a key aspect of big data in the text?
What is highlighted as a key aspect of big data in the text?
Which factor is mentioned as driving the creation of new data sources?
Which factor is mentioned as driving the creation of new data sources?
Why is it impossible to think about data management in traditional ways according to the text?
Why is it impossible to think about data management in traditional ways according to the text?
What is described as both an opportunity and a challenge of big data in the text?
What is described as both an opportunity and a challenge of big data in the text?
What is the significance of redundant physical infrastructure in big data architecture?
What is the significance of redundant physical infrastructure in big data architecture?
How does the distributed computing model impact the physical infrastructure in big data?
How does the distributed computing model impact the physical infrastructure in big data?
Why is redundancy important in big data architecture?
Why is redundancy important in big data architecture?
How can a private cloud environment benefit from redundancy?
How can a private cloud environment benefit from redundancy?
In what way does Software as a Service (SaaS) contribute to redundancy in big data systems?
In what way does Software as a Service (SaaS) contribute to redundancy in big data systems?
How does the use of external cloud services impact internal IT growth?
How does the use of external cloud services impact internal IT growth?
