What is Big Data

 what is big data 

Big Data is also commonly known as data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software. Big data describes large and diverse datasets that are huge in volume and also rapidly grow in size over time.Big data is a collection of data from many different sources and is often describe by five characteristics: volume, value, variety, velocity, and veracity.

example of big data is : 

Tracking consumer behavior and shopping habits to deliver hyper-personalized retail product recommendations tailored to individual customers

There are 3 main types of big data; 

structured - which means the data is highly organized

semi structured - which means that the data is fairly structured  

unstructured - which means that the data lacks a predefined structure