Northwestern Polytechnic University Computer Science Big Data Discussion

Complete the following assignment in one MS word document: Chapter 9- discussion question #1-5 & exercise 3 When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations)

Discussion Question 1: What is Big Data? Why is it important? Where does Big Data come from?

Discussion Question 2: What do you think the future of Big Data will be? Will it lose its popularity to something else? If so, what will it be?

Discussion Question 3: What is Big Data analytics? How does it differ from regular analytics?

Discussion Question 4: What are the critical success factors for Big Data analytics?

Discussion Question 5: What are the big challenges that one should be mindful of when considering implementation of Big Data analytics?

Exercise 3: Using the Internet, find the application of Big Data in sports. Summarize your findings.