Open a new Microsoft Word document, and enter your answer to one of the prompts below:

Scan the articles that appear and find articles that discuss the use of big data in your career field or a field in which you are interested. What benefits are being delivered? What are some of the hardware and software tools being employed? What complications are limiting the results of big data? Write a paragraph or two answering each of these questions.

Many executives still mistrust the results of big data and analytics. Scan for articles that address this issue and summarize the key reasons why. How might these issues be overcome?

IBM Watson is a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. Scan the articles that appeal and develop a one-page report that either discusses how Watson is trained or an application of Watson of interest to you.

Save the file on your computer with your last name in the file name. (Example: part_02_Jones.doc)

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