The Web and Big Data Flashcards

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Describe Web 1.0 (The Web of contents)

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-Created 1989 by Time Berners-Lee
-Created as a way to facilitate information exchange among colleagues
-“Read only” web
-Limited user participation
-Static information only

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Describe Web 2.0 (The “Read-write” web)

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-Live journal and Blogger were created in 1999 and contributed to the development of a web based on interactions.
-The rise of social media

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Describe Web 3.0 (The semantic web)

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-Decentralisation: data stored in data-bases and protected by blockchain technology
-Permissionless: no more need to give info to 3rd parties (cookies)
-AI & Semantics: Improved capacity of elaborating and understanding data.
-Ubiquity: IOT and smart devices wil enhance connectivity.

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Describe Web 4.0 & 5.0

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  • 4.0 web is the web of wireless connectivity (mobile). It will improve the applications of Web 2.0 and 3.0
    -The web 5.0 is called the “symbotic Web” allowing human-computer interactions based on emotions
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How is data important to companies?

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  1. Better prediction of consumer needs
  2. More efficient production
  3. More value
  4. Improve decision-making
  5. Risk management
  6. Provides a competitive advantage
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Define Big Data

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data that contains greater variety, arriving in increasing volumes with more velocity. AKA the three V’s.

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What are the 3 V’s?

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-Volume
-Velocity
-Variety

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Define Volume

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High volume of low density, unstrucutred data

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Define Velocity

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The fast rate at which data is recevied & acted on.

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Define Variety

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The types of data that are available eg text, video audios and images etc.

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What are the two more V’s?

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-Value
-Veracity

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Define Value

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Data has intrinsic value. But it’s of no use until that value is discovered.

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Define Veracity

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Can you trust your data?

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14
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Define Data

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The unstructured collection of facts

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What is information?

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Information puts data into context. When data is analysed and interpreted, it becomes information.

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What are some characteristics of the Web 3.0?

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-Validated by the community
-Personalised interaction
-Intelligent search (AI)
-Behavioural advertising
-Understanding of semantics

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Define Big Data analytics

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The collecting, processing, cleaning, and analysis of large data sets to help organisations operationalise their big data.

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What are the steps to make sense of big data?

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Collect, Process, Clean and analyse.

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What does it mean to collect big data?

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Collect unstructured data from a variety of sources—from cloud storage to mobile applications, etc.

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What does it mean to process big data?

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Data must be organised properly to get accurate results in analytical queries, especially when it is large and unstructured.

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What does it mean to clean big data?

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All data must be formatted correctly, and any duplicated or irrelevant data must be eliminated or accounted for.

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What does it mean to analyse big data?

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To find patterns, make predicitions and find insights.

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What are the three methods of big data analytics?

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-Data mining
-Predicitive analysis
-Deep learning

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Define Data mining

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Sorts through large data sets to identify patterns and relationships by identifying anomolies and creating data clusters.

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Define Deep learning
Imitating human learning patterns by using AI and machine learning to layer algorithms and find patterns
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Define predicitive analysis
Using historical data to make predictions about the future and identify upcoming risks and opportunities