What does data processing actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

12 definitions of Big DataThe traditional database of authoritative definitions is, of course, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Here’s how the OED defines big data: (definition #1) “data ...

By Svetlana Sicular Gartner, Inc. Volume, velocity and variety characteristics of information assets are not three parts of Gartner’s definition of big data, it is part one, and oftentimes ...

Advantages of Distributed Data Processing. Distributed data processing is a computer-networking method in which multiple computers across different locations share computer-processing capability.