Tech Terms

Question 1

Streaming Data Platform

Answer 1

Designed to handle and process real time data streams

Question 2

What does streaming data platforms allow for

Answer 2

Continuous ingestion, processing and analysis of data

Question 3

What does streaming data platforms enable

Answer 3

Orgs to react to events in near real-time

Question 4

Data ingestion

Answer 4

Collecting data from various sources in real time. Ex: social media

Question 5

Data processing

Answer 5

Transforms, aggregates and enriches data on the fly

Question 6

Data stream

Answer 6

Continuous flow of data that is generated, processed and consumed in real time

Question 7

Data stream vs Traditional batch data

Answer 7

Traditional batch data is collected and processed in discrete chunks

Data streams are dynamic and ongoing for immediate processing and analysis of the data as it arrives

Question 8

What does continuous flow mean for DS

Answer 8

Data is produced continuously at a high velocity from sources like financial transactions and social media feeds

Question 9

What does real time processing mean for DS

Answer 9

Data is processed as it arrives enabling immediate analysis and decision making

Question 10

Batch Processing

Answer 10

Execution of a series of jobs or tasks on a large volume of data

Data is collected, processed and analyzed in groups or batches

Question 11

Packages

Answer 11

Help organize code and manage dependencies more efficiently

Question 12

Libraries

Answer 12

Collection of pre-written code that developers use to optimize tasks

Question 13

Lambda

Answer 13

• Serverless
• Allows you to run code without provision or managing servers
• Executes your code only when needed

Question 14

EC2

Answer 14

Elastic Compute Cloud

• virtual server (instances)
• provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud

Question 15

Server Side Applications