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In this chapter we present the basic terms and concepts in Big Data computing. Big data is a large and complex collection of data sets, which is difficult to process using on-hand database management tools and traditional data processing applications. Big Data topics include the following activities:
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Furht, B., Villanustre, F. (2016). Introduction to Big Data. In: Big Data Technologies and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44550-2_1
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