Big Data Flashcards
1
Q
What is big data
A
Unstructured data that is so large that it cannot be easily analysed
2
Q
Characteristics of big data
A
Volume
Velocity
Variety
3
Q
What does parallelism mean
A
As processing big data requires multiple servers multi-processing is used
4
Q
Why is parallelism made possible
A
Statelessness meaning the program does not depend on the order functions are called
Immutable data structures, so the function cannot change
Higher-order functions allow functions to be inputted as an argument
5
Q
What is volume in regards to big data
A
Big data is too large to be handled
6
Q
What is velocity in regards to big data
A
Time it takes to gather a response
7
Q
What is variety in regards to big data
A
The fact big data can come in many different forms
