Duplicate of Big Data

Question 1

How can machine learning techniques be used to analyse qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

Can be programmed to develop their own knowledge bases, Machines can be taught to look for patterns in data

Question 2

What is a programming paradigm?

Accepted Answer

It states the way in which a programming language works.

Question 3

What is one of the main features of big data?

Accepted Answer

Volume, Velocity

Question 4

How can big data could be used to predict future events?

Accepted Answer

Predicting financial markets, Modelling different scenarios such as the spread of disease

Question 5

What makes functional programming useful for writing programs to be used in a distributed?

Accepted Answer

The parts of the program can easily be distributed

Question 6

What problems are associated with big data?

Accepted Answer

Difficult to analyse in order to get meaningful results., Complex and expensive to store the data

Question 7

Is Big Data...

Accepted Answer

Unstructured

Question 8

How does distributed processing help with storing and analysing big data?

Accepted Answer

Each computer on a network is allocated its own sub task

Question 9

An issue with Big Data is?

Accepted Answer

It is possible to infer the wrong conclusion from the data, Data constantly changes so can't keep track of every change

Question 10

Where can big data could be used?

Accepted Answer

All of these and more, Analysing sales data, Scientific research, Analysing data from social networks

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