Ch 3 Flashcards
Big data are useless to a company unless
the company has a place to analyze and easily access the information
What does a query do?
allows you to ask a question and answer the said question through information pulled from the database
What is the role of a relational database?
to store large amounts of data and create easy access to important information
What is one function that a relational database can do that a non-relational database cannot?
join queries
What benefit do non-relational databases have to a marketing analytics professional?
all of these
What is a primary key in a relational database?
a column that uniquely identifies a row in the table
Which type of non-relation database is best for the data structure of social media websites?
graph databases
Which type of non-relation database is best for the simplest data modeling?
key-value stores
True or False: Hadoop is an open-source software framework that stores and processes large amounts of data
true
The Hadoop Ecosystem encompasses Hadoop’s various tools and projects which were designed to promote __________
optimal usability