A(n) ________ connects computers at multiple different geographical locations.

In a database, a(n) ____________ key is a field in one table that contains values from the primary key in another table. 

What does “resource elasticity” refer to in regard to cloud services?

A ________ is a human-friendly, unique identity that is affiliated with a public IP address.

E-Corp offers a cloud service that includes a hosted infrastructure, virtualization, operating system, and services. Customers leasing this cloud service can store their own data and run their own applications on E-Corp’s cloud infrastructure. Which of the following cloud-based offerings is E-Corp providing to their customers?

________ is the application of statistical and machine learning techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for the purposes of classification and prediction.

In a relational database, a field or group of fields that uniquely identifies a record in a table is known as a ________.

____________ analysis is the process of sorting, grouping, summing, filtering, and formatting structured data with the goal of creating information about past performance. 

Many businesses today must work with large, complex data sets that traditional data-processing software cannot manage. This “Big Data” has unique characteristics which are summarized by the “three V’s”: Volume – Data sets are large. Today, this means they are typically greater than a petabyte in size. [velocity] – New data is generated, received, and processed rapidly. [variety] – Data sets may contain many data types.

Which of the following database applications allows users to view existing data, helps in the insertion of new data, and allows for the modification or deletion of existing data?