Big Data Often Involves a Form of Distributed Storage and Processing

question 43

Multiple Choice

Big Data often involves a form of distributed storage and processing using Hadoop and MapReduce. One reason for this is

• A) centralized storage creates too many vulnerabilities.
• B) the "Big" in Big Data necessitates over 10,000 processing nodes.
• C) the processing power needed for the centralized model would overload a single computer.
• D) Big Data systems have to match the geographical spread of social media.

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