Big Data (AQA A-Level Computer Science): Quizzes
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What are the three main characteristics used to identify big data?
What are the three main characteristics used to identify big data?
Volume, Variety, Velocity
Which term describes the sheer amount of data being handled in big data?
Which term describes the sheer amount of data being handled in big data?
Volume
What does velocity refer to in the context of big data?
What does velocity refer to in the context of big data?
Speed at which data changes & arrives
What is latency in big data?
What is latency in big data?
Time delay between request & receiving
Which describes structured data?
Which describes structured data?
Data that fits into fields & records
Which is an example of unstructured data?
Which is an example of unstructured data?
Multimedia files and web pages
What is machine learning used for in big data?
What is machine learning used for in big data?
Automate analysis of qualitative data
In a graph schema, what are nodes, properties and edges?
In a graph schema, what are nodes, properties and edges?
Entities, data, relationships
What is distributed processing?
What is distributed processing?
Splitting work over several computers
Why is functional programming suited to distributed big data processing?
Why is functional programming suited to distributed big data processing?
Avoids side effects & concurrency issues