G2. Data science issues

Question 1

Describe the general methodology of data science? What is its objective?

Answer 1

Representation of complex environments by rich data (we always assume we have enough data) The objective is to produce beliefs informed by data

Question 2

What is a Web IDE? What does IDE stand for? What is a notebook?

Answer 2

Integrated Development Environment. (Visual)
Essential tool designated to maximize programmer productivity.
A notebook is a document that contains both code (e.g., Python, R, Julia) and rich text elements (markdowns)

Question 3

Give a general description of a Data Science virtual machine

Answer 3

(Microsoft Azure) Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) is a pre-configured, ready-to-use virtual machine image tailored for data science and machine learning tasks. It comes with a set of tools, libraries, and frameworks commonly used in the data science field, providing a convenient and consistent environment for data scientists and analysts. designed to save time and effort in setting up a data science environment, allowing users to focus on their actual analysis and modeling tasks.

Question 4

o Give the general functional architecture showing how does Azure Notebooks
communicates with GitHub and with the Python interpreter in the setting used for experimenting in the lab sessions?

Answer 4

pending