WHAT IS BIG DATA?

Well Before to Get to Know what is Big Data it is important to know what is Data?

What is Data?

Well Data is a Raw Factor of an Information

Now what is the Difference between Data and Information

Well there is major Difference in this don't confuse yourself with these two

Data means raw Factor of Information it means data will be in a computer language in 0 / 1

INFORMATION is a Information about anything like about you. what is your Name and your DOB and all the information well a set of data is known as information.

Hope you Understood what is Data and Information.

Now let's Talk about Big Data 

 Well the Question as it own Answer we just spoke about data right ? Well it was just about your Data well just think about 1 zetaabyte

1 zetaabyte = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

Well it's a lot of data what if I said we all produce 5-6 zetaabyte per Data and its growing more and in a Faster rate Now tell me how will you manage and where will you store all this Data well this is Big Data.

Who is Big Data analyst?

They person who Manage and Store all the Data and make use out of it's know as Data Analyst well what they do ? Before we move on to this Question we need understand types of Data

Types of Data?

Well there are 3 types of Data

1. Structured Data 

2. Unstructured Data

3. Semistructured Data

 What is all this ? 

Structured Data

Structured Data is something where are the Data is Stored in a proper format and Is Easy to Understand and easy to Utilize .

Unstructured Data

Unstructured Data is where are the data is not in any structure where it will take a lot of time for the Data analyst to make use of it but these Data are More than any other data type

Semistructured Data

Semistructured Data is something where some data are structured and some are not is called semistructured Data.

Let me tell you an Example of all these types.

1. Structured Data - Excel sheet where everything will be stored in an format and is Easy to Utilize

2. Unstructured Data - Social media is a great example for unstructured Data because in social media there is no structure for anything 

3. Semistructured Data - Best Example for this is E-commerce website where some are structured and some are not like the Product will be Properly structured but not the Comments and likes and all the other data

Hope you got to know what are data types now

Now let's Talk about Data Analyst 

Let me Tell you with an Example if you have so much data what will you?

Well company like Google and Facebook make use of the data and gives you an ads.

Yes you heard me right by the data we Produce they make use of it give us some ads and make some money let me explain you clearly. Just think you are chatting with some of your Frd or you when to a pizza hut . By using the data you produce the data analyst will get lot of data where they will take people who went to pizza hut or spoke about pizza and separate you from a crowd and use that data and will push the Ads on your timeline and Will make you to Buy something for those ads 

Well Its called Big Data and the role of Data Analyst hope you Understood What is Data.

Thank you .

- Rohit Singh