40 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know

Data classification

Let's look into how we can classify data in the context of designing data algorithms. As discussed in Chapter 2, Data Structures Used in Algorithms, quantifying the volume, variety, and velocity of the data can be used to classify it. This classification can become a basis to design data algorithms that can be used for its storage and processing.

Let's look into these characteristics one by one in the context of data algorithms:

• Volume quantifies the amount of data that needs to be stored and processed in an algorithm. As the volume increases, the task becomes data-intensive and requires provisioning enough resources to store, cache, and process data. Big data is a term that vaguely defines a large volume of data that ...