Fall 2024 Course Descriptions

CS 119-M1 Big Data

J. Singh
T 6:00p-7:30p, Online (synchronous)

"Big Data" deals with techniques for collecting, processing, analyzing and acting on data at internet scale: unprecedented speed, scale, and complexity.

This course introduces the latest techniques and infrastructures developed for big data including parallel and distributed database systems, map-reduce infrastructures, scalable platforms for complex data types, stream processing systems, and cloud-based computing. The course content will be a blend of theory, algorithms and practical (hands on) work.

Prerequisite: A beginning course in databases, familiarity with Python, shell programming, Java, Scala, and SQL.


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