ITPEC FE Morning April 2019 Question 66

When a developmental process of utilizing big data is classified into the four (4) stages below, which of the following is an example that corresponds to the fourth stage?

[Developmental stages of big data utilization]Stage 1:Confirmation of facts in the past and present (what was it before?)Stage 2:Interpretation of the past and present status (why have/had it be so?)Stage 3:Prediction of the occurrence of a possible event in the future (what is it likely to be?)Stage 4:Development into a future activity (what should be done?)

Explanation

Estimating operational errors from big data and improving the user interface — only this option turns the analysis into an action, which is stage 4.

Match each option to the question it answers:

OptionWhat it doesStage
(d)Stores operation histories and shows how often each function is used1: what was it?
(a)Finds unexpected operational errors and their causes2: why was it so?
(c)Simulates how the failure rate would rise if an error is repeated3: what is likely?
(b)Estimates errors and failure rates, then redesigns the UI to prevent them4: what should be done?

Answer (b)

Why not others:

  • •(a) — finding the errors and their causes explains the past, stage 2; nothing is changed
  • •(c) — a simulation that estimates a future failure rate is prediction, stage 3, and stops before deciding what to do
  • •(d) — collecting histories and measuring usage rates only confirms facts, stage 1

Key rule: The stages of data use run describe, explain, predict, prescribe; only an option that ends in a decision or change counts as the last stage.

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