Quiz 4 - BDMS Quiz

The desired characteristics of a BDMS include (select all that apply):

• A flexible semi-structured data model

• Continuous data ingestion

• A full query language

• Support for ACID

• Support for common “Big Data” data types

• Narrow range of query sizes

Fill in the blank with the best answer: CAP theorem states that _________ all at once within a distributed computer system?

• it is necessary to have consistency, accuracy, and partial tolerance

• it is impossible to have consistency, accuracy, and partial tolerance

• it is impossible to have consistency, availability, and partition tolerance

• it is necessary to have consistency, availability, and partition tolerance

What is the purpose of the acronym BASE?

• To impose properties on a BDMS in order to guarantee certain results.

• Enables stricter enforcement of ACID type design.

• To overcome CAP theorem.

• The same as ACID.

What are ziplists in Redis?

• A special type of data type that can store up to 512 mb of image data.

• A look up table that is stored as a value in the database. Look up table points to actual values in memory.

• A compressed list that is stored within the value of the database.

• A special type of data type that can store hashes that point to multiple attributes.

What is one of the main features of Aerospike?

• Better equipped for string based search applications.

• Enables real time data streaming from external sources.

• Support for geospatial data storage and geospatial queries.

• Images as values within the database.

What database would be best suited for the following scenario: An app development company is trying to implement a cloud based storage system for their new map-based app. The cloud will manage the longitude and latitude of the data in order to track user location.

• Vertica

• Aerospike

• Redis

• Solr

What database would be best suited for the following scenario: A big wholesale company is trying to implement a search engine for their products.

• Solr

• Vertica

• Redis

• Aerospike

Which of the following data types are supported by Redis? (select all that apply)

• Strings

• Hashes

• Streaming Video

• Sorted Sets

• Lists

• Images