Computing - Big Data

AQA Computer Science 2022


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Defining big data

What is big data?

Data that is collected on such a large scale that it cannot easily be analysed.

The three Vs

What are the three Vs of Big Data?

  • Volume
  • Velocity
  • Variety

What does Volume mean in Big Data?

Data is huge, too big to be handled on one server.

What does Velocity mean in Big Data?

Data is created very quickly.

What does Variety mean in Big Data?

Lots of different types of data is created.

Functional programming and big data

Why is functional programming used with Big Data?

Because it offers benefits like immutability.