Extract No. 02
Prose section
Big Data- Big insights 2
Activities with expected answers [Lines, “Big Data …........encountering”]
Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow.
A1 Complete : (02)
Complete the following sentences.
1)We can get the real time data about traffic with… Geographic positioning and radio frequency identification sensors.
2)Huge amount of data is being received from…..Weather sensors and satellites.
3)Smart watches, other wearable,health apps in our phone are our mini bio medical Research.
4)Weather patterns give us warnings about natural calamities.
Uses of Big Data
1.Location Tracking :
Big Data has been useful in identifying and tracking the exact location of a place. Your GPS and Google Maps make use of Big Data. With geographic positioning and radio frequency identification sensors we get the real-time data about traffic, congestion on a particular route, information if the route is closed or if it is a one-way route, understanding accident prone areas etc. You can plan your own route according to the travel time and the transportation of goods. If you have ordered something online you can track the location of your goods in transit, you can also track the condition of the goods. This has immensely helped the logistics companies to reduce risks in transport, improve speed and reliability in delivery.
2.Understanding the Weather Patterns :
There are weather sensors and satellites set-up all around the globe. Huge amount of data is continuously being received from them. They help us to understand the weather and help in weather forecasting. Weather patterns give us warnings of the impending natural calamities like floods, earthquakes, tsunami etc. Necessary preparations to combat them can be made well in advance. We can study global warming, predict availability of natural resources like water.
3.Health Care Industry :
Today, we see that people have become health conscious. The smart watches, other wearable, health apps in our phone keep on collecting data. We can say that they are our own mini biomedical research devices. They detect our heart rate, monitor the patient’s sleep pattern, keep a record of his exercise, the distance walked etc. The analysis of this data collected can give new insights and provide a personalized, individual feedback to each and every person. Nowadays we have gadgets to monitor blood sugar, blood pressure etc. at home; 24 x 7 monitoring can be provided to patients in hospitals too. With the help of Big Data the doctors can now have better diagnosis of any ailment, the effect of any drug etc. Unnecessary guesswork can be significantly reduced. Past records of the patients can be maintained and better analysis of the health can be obtained. Big Data helps in monitoring the outbreaks of epidemics and diseases. Just when you post your message, ‘I’m down with flu’ on What Sapp or Facebook it will be monitored and the areas affected by ‘flu’ can be easily located and necessary precautions can be taken. Pharmaceutical companies would pay huge amount to receive the health data of people to promote research in the particular area. With the help of the data gathered, individuals are often given suggestions and solutions for the problems they are encountering.
A2. Find out : (02)
Find out expressions that shows that Big Data is useful in reducing Transport Risk.
With geographic positioning and radio frequency identification sensors we get the real-time data about traffic, congestion on a particular route, information if the route is closed or if it is a one-way route, understanding accident prone areas etc. You can plan your own route according to the travel time and the transportation of goods.
A3. Give reasons : (02)
Big Data has improved the quality of life. .................................
A4. Personal Response : (02)
Do you think science has made our life comfortable. Justify your answer with suitable examples.
A5. Language study : (02)
i)You can plan your own route according to the travel time.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing,” Possibility”)
You may plan your own route according to the travel time.
ii)Unnecessary guesswork can be significantly reduced.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with,” we…….”)
We can significantly reduce unnecessary guesswork.
iii)Past records of the patients can be maintained and better analysis of the health can be Obtained. (Rewrite the sentence using,’ Not only……but also)
Not only records of the patients can be maintained but better analysis of the health can also be obtained.
A6. Vocabulary : (02)
Prepare a word Register for the word, “Medical”
Health, Health conscious, health apps, biomedical, patient, blood sugar,blood pressure, hospitals, Doctors, diagnosis, ailment, drug, epidemics, diseases etc.
Prepared by
Tushar jaisinha Bagwe.
K.J.SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE
VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77
Mobile no : 9820 928141
E mail id : tushar@somaiya.edu
