What Is Big Data's Relationship to the Cloud

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is Big Data's relationship to the cloud?

• A) Hadoop cannot be deployed effectively in the cloud just yet.
• B) Amazon and Google have working Hadoop cloud offerings.
• C) IBM's homegrown Hadoop platform is the only option.
• D) Only MapReduce works in the cloud; Hadoop does not.

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Definitions:

Body Mass

A measurement of a person's weight in relation to their height, commonly assessed using the Body Mass Index (BMI).

Direct Correlation

A positive relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable results in an increase in the other.

Indirect Correlation

A relationship between two variables where as one variable increases, the other decreases, and vice versa.

Correlation Coefficient

A quantitative metric that determines the strength and orientation of the link between two variables.