Big Data：A Very Short Introduction

Sincelongbeforecomputerswereeventhoughtof,datahasbeencollectedandorganizedbydiverseculturesacrosstheworld.OnceaccesstotheInternetbecamearealityforlargeswathesoftheworld'spopulation,theamountofdatageneratedeachdaybecamehuge,andcontinuestogrowexponentially.Itincludesallouruploadeddocuments,video,andphotos,alloursocialmediatraffic,ouronlineshopping,eventheGPSdatafromourcars."BigData"representsaqualitativechange,notsimplyaquantitativeone.Thetermrefersbothtothenewtechnologiesinvolved,andtothewayitcanbeusedbybusinessandgovernment.DawnE.Holmesusesavarietyofcasestudies…