Pop Quiz 1

Question 1

The 3Vs in the definition of Big Data stands for:

A. Volume, Value, Veracity
B. Volume, Variety, Value
C. Volume, Variety, Velocity

Answer 1

Volume, Variety, Velocity

Question 2

The four stages in Big Data adoption identified by the 2012 IBM/University of Oxford report DO NOT include:

A. Educate
B. Expect
C. Engage
D. Execute

Answer 2

Expect

Question 3

The main sponsor(s) in the “Execute” stage of big data adoption is/are:

A. The customers
B. The analysts and mid-level managers
C. The Chief Information Officer (CIO)
D. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Answer 3

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Question 4

The main obstacle in the “Execute” stage of big data adoption is:

A. Lack of technical skills
B. Lack of management focus
C. Inability to understand how to use big data
D. Inability to understand the market

Answer 4

Lack of technical skills

Question 5

Which one of the following analytics practices correspond to the NEW approach in big data analytics?

A. Analyze small, clean subsets of data
B. Analyze all data, even if they are not clean
C. Start with a hypothesis and test on selected data
D. Analyze data after they have been organized in a data warehouse

Answer 5

Analyze all data, even if they are not clean