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1. How are the terms Foresight and Futurology related?
Question 1A. Foresight is a subset of FuturologyB. Futurology is the opposite of ForesightC. They are used interchangeablyD. Foresight applies to data and Futurology to technologyE. Foresight is a past-looking discipline
2. What is Futurology?
Question 2A. The study or forecasting of possible futures by examining current trends and predicting future developmentsB. The archiving of historical records for future referenceC. The analysis of past failures to assign blameD. The scheduling of future backupsE. The design of databases for future growth
3. In the definition of Data Futurology, how is Data defined?
Question 3A. Only numbers stored in a databaseB. Any file larger than one gigabyteC. Predictions about the futureD. Software used to process recordsE. Information, facts or statistics collected for analysis, reference or computation
4. On what does Data Futurology specifically focus?
Question 4A. The history of database technologyB. The future of data: how it is collected, processed and analysed, and its impact on society and technologyC. The pricing of cloud storageD. The migration of legacy dataE. The retirement of old datasets
5. What does the Data Collection aspect of Data Futurology examine?
Question 5A. How to delete data securelyB. How to price data for saleC. How data is stored in warehousesD. How data is gathered, whether through traditional methods or emerging technologiesE. How to assign data ownership
6. Which considerations are included in the Impact on Society or Technology aspect of Data Futurology?
Question 6A. Privacy, security and ethical considerations, as well as technological advancement and innovationB. Only the cost of hardwareC. Only the speed of network connectionsD. Employee salaries and staffing levelsE. Office locations and floor plans
7. Which of these is NOT one of the listed key aspects of Data Futurology?
Question 7A. Data CollectionB. Data ProcessingC. Data PricingD. Data AnalysisE. Impact on Society or Technology
8. What does the Data Analysis aspect of Data Futurology consider?
Question 8A. The physical location of data centresB. The legal ownership of datasetsC. The cost of data storageD. The history of statistical methodsE. Evolving techniques and tools for deriving insights and patterns from data
9. Why is Data Futurology described as essential?
Question 9A. Because it is required by data protection lawB. Because it reduces storage costsC. Because it replaces the need for data governanceD. Because it helps organisations and individuals stay ahead in a rapidly evolving data-driven landscapeE. Because it guarantees accurate predictions
10. In summary, what does Data Futurology involve?
Question 10A. A backward-looking audit of past data decisionsB. A forward-looking perspective on how data will be handled and utilised, and the consequences or opportunities that may ariseC. A fixed set of rules for storing dataD. A method for compressing large datasetsE. A certification for data engineers