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Which of the following is a characteristic traditionally used to define big data, along with volume and variety?

Velocity is the characteristic, referring to the speed at which data is generated and must be processed. Big data is classically described by volume, velocity and variety, while normalisation, referential integrity and locking are relational database concepts.

  1. AVelocityCorrect
  2. BNormalisation
  3. CReferential integrity
  4. DConcurrency lock

Explanation

Big data is classically described by the 3Vs: volume, velocity and variety, with veracity and value often added. Velocity is the speed at which data is generated and processed. The other options are relational database concepts.

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