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Big Data: Structured and Unstructured
Arun K. Majumdar and John F. Sowa
INTRODUCTION
Big data comes in two forms: the structured data intended for computer
processing and the unstructured language that people read, write, and
speak. Unfortunately, no computer system today can reliably translate
unstructured language to the structured formats of databases, spread-
sheets, and the semantic web. But they can do a lot of useful processing,
and they’re becoming more versatile. While we are still some distance
away from the talking computer, HAL, in Stanley Kubrick’s lm 2001: A
Space Odyssey, this chapter surveys the state of the art, the cutt