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From ordinary databases to Big Data

From ordinary databases to Big Data

Big Data overview showing website clicks, GPS updates, CCTV, messages and sensor readings feeding a distributed cluster labelled volume, velocity and variety, with a single server shown as insufficient

Big Data is a catch-all term for data that does not fit comfortably into the usual setup of one server running one neat relational database. A server is a computer that provides data or services to other computers, while a relational database stores structured data in tables of rows and columns.

Big Data Lesson

  1. AS Level
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Big Data

Step-by-step lessons on AQA AS Level Computer Science Big Data. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

Lessons